NHS Dental Scam?

Tom_ed1987 said:
Honestly, for complicated procedures such as root canal, I wouldn't risk using an NHS dentist. From what I've been told their fee structure essentially means they lose money.
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jimjamuk said:
Had this a few times - basically if its anything more than a filling you get the choice of the NHS botch job on the cheap or to be referred to a private and have the job done properly. Both times for me when it hasnt been a filling or extraction I've paid to have work done privately and those fixes have been good for over 10 years with no issues. You get what you pay for in the end and health isnt something you should skimp on if you have a choice (and obviously if you can afford it)
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Most of the time, the private dentists and the NHS dentists are the very same people with the very same skillset, though. By and large, although my experience is mainly with the medical private sector, they don't suddenly become "better" when treating private patients or necessarily "worse" when treating NHS patients. That is my understanding, anyway.
 
Englander91 said:
Most of the time, the private dentists and the NHS dentists are the very same people with the very same skillset, though. By and large, although my experience is mainly with the medical private sector, they don't suddenly become "better" when treating private patients or necessarily "worse" when treating NHS patients. That is my understanding, anyway.
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I agree - once it was the same bloke just after 5pm but he explained for my root canal if I had it before 5pm (under the NHS) I had to have a certain set of those little chilly things they stick in that werent great quality but would do for 10 years or so. But going after 5pm they was a choice of them which varying degrees of flexibility with longer lifespans and less issues. I guess under the fixed NHS cost they can only offer a basic degree of work with the approved tools/methods. Another time it was going to be a tricky crumbling wisdom tooth extraction - risk was under the NHS they have a go and if it went badly would be cutting the bits out my gum. The other was some nice music / lovely nurse and some pretty good drugs. Still dont remember anything about it and as I wasnt aware of it they took their time sorting it out.

nothing to do with the staff - but the tools under private just make the dentist a carefree experience these days - not like the days when I dreaded it and put it off as long as possible
 
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