For private dentists around the Castle Cary area you are talking £60-70 for a routine examination! unless you are on a plan and good luck getting in on the NHS - something like 9 month waiting list if you are lucky.
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For private dentists around the Castle Cary area you are talking £60-70 for a routine examination! unless you are on a plan and good luck getting in on the NHS - something like 9 month waiting list if you are lucky.
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I was on Denplan there - think the monthly fee had rocketed to £80 per month though.
Dental treatment is definitely going out of control. I have been quoted £35-45k for some complicated treatments (bone grafting, few implants, few crowns etc)
Going to India in 2027 for it instead, roughly 25% of the price and the dentists are just as good and if not better. Get to enjoy a nice little holiday as well
I'm in a similar position, been through a UK few private dentist and sacked them off as I really get the impression they think they are doing me a favour dspite a circa £40k treatment plan. Spain is about 50% less for example, but its warrany im concernedd about, what if the bit isnt quite right etc, you cant just jump in th car to have it looked at.
For me, I have family in India so travelling to get it all checked up every few years isn't an issue for me. Spain is definitely not too far however and sounds like a great option.
Always enquire about the brands of materials they use however - if you're going abroad I would suggest go for the best ones available as it'll be the same stuff just cheaper. For example, implant manufacturers price their materials according to the country's economy - a UK dentist might have to buy it for £600 but if you're a dentist in Poland it could be £200 for the same one.
Any dentist worth their salt will offer a consultation and answer all these questions honestly, so shop around and speak to multiple on the same treatments. There's multiple medical/dental tourism facebook groups out there for countries like turkey or even individual cities, it's worth joining and looking at testimonies. I was thinking turkey but just have seen too many horror stories from these groups as well.