Just called my Dentist to arrange a check up...

obv need to hire a jackhammer.

I mean what a fakin state this Country is in.

Thinly disguised "I have a dentist" boast-post

go private, get seen tomorrow morning

Just back from holiday, whilst in Italy had problem with toothache. Owner of campsite rang his dentist at 12 noon and got me an appointment for 3.30pm that afternoon. A quick x-ray and 1hr 20 mins later stage 1 of a root canal job done. Dentist apologized for charging me 100 euros, I assured her it was a bargain !
Another Brexit bonus !

stage 1 of a root canal job done

So when are you flying back for stage 2?

The savvy’s book their next appointment right after they’ve just had a check up!

My NHS dentist had to go into partnership with university so I had a trainee pulling my tooth out and the price was upped to a sort of halfway house between NHS and Private...£200.

cufmos, I see your appointment was 3.30, is that because it was European time (2.30 over here)?

Oh, Swifty!!!

I cannot even register with a dentist .. Old dentist change hands I had not been for 18 months ,no longer on their list

My daughter took my Grand daughter to get her signed up , not accepting new patients

dave135705 Aug 24 15:39Joined: 05 Sep 10 | Topic/replies: 21,219 | Blogger: dave1357's blog

stage 1 of a root canal job done

So when are you flying back for stage 2?


Booked appointment with my usual Dentist (Private) while still away. First attempt at stage 2 Aug 2nd cancelled Dentist ill, now booked in for Aug 12th. Gave up on NHS Dentists over 20 years ago, Denplan will hopefully cover some of the costs.

gammy English teeth look better than these luminous falsies.

Swifty, took a while to sink in, your far to sharp for me.

That appointment date’s no good for you acey - day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival. Cancel without delay if not a morning slot.

Well spotted Wolf

Utterly impossible to get appt with NH dentist, they now went private, £16 a month, still can't get appt and as for hygenist, next appt Oct (booked in Apr!) and they leave and new one may or may not turn up about every 3 months. With hygenist have been cancelled on day about 4 times. Now always see one on holiday. Turkey the cheapest but wherever always seen same day and so cheap.

peeple where i live having to travel 10 mile to find an NHS dentist.

NHS dentist accepting new patients around here only 1 month ago.

WolfJFlywheel05 Aug 24 16:26Joined: 22 Jun 20 | Topic/replies: 40 | Blogger: WolfJFlywheel's blog
That appointment date’s no good for you acey - day 1 of the Cheltenham Festival. Cancel without delay if not a morning

Glad to see there are still some sharp minds on here will ring up and canel straight away.....Any guesses when my next appointment might be?...Probably Royal Ascot ffs.

Last went to a dentist 15 years ago. Said my front tooth needed filing or would drop out. Thought it was b0ll0x. Still rock solid.

but all the others have fallen out

I only eat sugar when I have a few baked beans every 3 or 4 months. Other than that zero.

Mrs S and I pay around £70 a month for the priveledge of being able to make an appointment when we need one. For that you get clean and polish (which never seems to make any difference), and two check ups a year, when you both of us are inevitably told there is work needed. She's spend £4.5 k already this year, (on fixing a genuine problem), I needed two rebuilds because "the old fillings are collapsing" - had one done for £1100. Refused to have the other, just cried enough is enough - it's not bothering me at all and I'll take my chances. Meantime there is absolutely no chance of finding any viable alternative. Over the years it's been a money pit.

It's all a big con
Ten or twenty years ago you paid max 50 quid or so for anything in group 1 dentistry
That included however many fillings, extractions
Little bit more for root canal work, crowns etc
The dentists got paid the difference from NHS
They then decided they wanted more, ditched their NHS patients and wanted everyone to go private
The government should not have allowed it
Dentists, many from overseas trained here, should have been made to serve so many years as a UK dentist or repay thousands of pounds in university fees

And, more ranting
I have a customer who owns a dental practice in Hereford
They have 4 or 5 dentists who work for them who are paid 150k a year by them, but they earn them double that, less the dental assistant costs plus exes
The dentists are all from Poland, trained here
It's a licence to print money

Rant over

Was talking to an almost retired dentist last week. He said that there is a huge difference to what they have to do now in terms of examinations, notes and explaining treatment options than when he started. So that extra time cuts into treatment time where they make money. So private cosmetic/remedial work is far more attractive.

I managed to get a new dentist earliier this year. Not long out of uni, he does take time and care over treatment. I wonder how long he'll stay in the nhs.

Dave, not very long I'd guess
Who would turn down getting paid double or treble for the same job?

Must be lucky up here, can usually get an appointment same day if an emergency. Get a fixed appointment date every six months and treatment, if advised within  three weeks.  NHS practice too.

was not this bad Pre Covid , Vets the same you couldnt get into them for months after the last lock down