Egluntyne Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Have just been to the dentist and had to have a filling. The first one in over 20 years. in fact, it was a replacement, so I don't feel too bad about that. However, it cost me £46.60. and I'm an NHS patient! I feel faint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_H Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Not bad for 20 years !! A simple 6 monthly check up costs £16 - even when he does NOTHING. Approx £2 per minute of his time! I think annual check-ups should be FREE - I mean, who would go just to get their monies worth ?? H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Count yourself lucky Egluntine - theer aren't any NHS dentists in Banbury.. I had a replacement of a 20 YO filling last month and it cost me over £70 Luckily, because I am a patient there, our dentist is under contract to provide NHS treatment for Rosie though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Finding an NHS dentist in my area is as rare as hens' teeth. I have no choice but to go privately. Recently I had a check-up by the dentist and a going over by the hygenist and that cost me £75. Goodness knows what it will cost if ever I have any actual work done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 We have a ADP dentist and that costs us a small fortune each month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I forgot my dentists appointment (NHS) so got kicked off and had to go back to the bottom of the list - was told it was a two year wait for an appointment!!! So we bit the bullet and went privately (to a practice where the children can still be NHS). I also needed an old filling replacing - £136!! Can't afford for OH to go yet, his bill will be over £300 It was £36 to have a check up last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I was very lucky as recently went the dentist, 1st time in 21 years & no treatment needed. But I do brush Twice a day & dental tape & mouthwash once a day. Not there now until next September. We look after our teeth, as neither of us want teeth in a glass. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 I was very lucky as recently went the dentist, 1st time in 21 years & no treatment needed. But I do brush Twice a day & dental tape & mouthwash once a day. Not there now until next September. We look after our teeth, as neither of us want teeth in a glass. Emma.x Ditto to all the above.....hence the filling being just a replacement and not a new one, the first in over 20 years. It seemed a bit loose apparently, and neither me nor the dentist wanted it to fall out on Christmas Day! Was obsessed with dental matters when the children were young. I am proud of the fact that they all got to 18 without having any fillings. They are on their own now, but still haven't had any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 My two didn't have any fillings either - or lose any adult teeth, son broke his front teeth in the swimming pool and had to have them capped, but that's all. They're in their thirties now and have had very little treatment (no sweets until they earned their own money ) I could have bought another Eglu with what i paid for my last lot of treatment - and that's with looking after my teeth because I don't want to see mine in a glass either .......and I remember the Pam Ayres ode only too well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I haven't had a new filling in over 20 years either. My current dentist was puzzled that I had any at all and came to the conclusion that the dentist we had as children just filled for the sake of it... I only had 4 anyway. And we weren't allowed sweets either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Dentists are very expensive. Luckily there are lots of dentists where I live, so it's not overly hard to find one in a hurry. My dentist went private, but took all his old NHS children patients with him, so I'm still treated under the NHS, which is just as well with the amount of orthodontic work I've had to have. He is a very good dentist, but I won't go over to him when I'm out of full time education as he is VERY expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 just come back from the dentist myself, didn't feel like going as I have a terrible cold, but I had two x rays and a check up and it was just over £16! which I thought wasn't bad..... that's where the good part ended.. she then gave me the quote for my white filling I wanted to replace an old one....... £95!!!!!!!!!! flaming daylight robbery... Bah Hug!!!! Both the kids are fine, no fillings ever for them so they are doing ok. Both need Orthodontic treatment though, but on the bright side they will have a perfect smile after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Because of residue left by my asthma inhalers I have to see the hygienist every 3 months - at £46 a go! Add to that the dentist check up twice a year at £48 a go and someone somewhere is making a tidy sum out of me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 get dental insurance, it's worth it IMO. We pay £30 to BUPA for both of us, we had over £200 of treatment btwn us recently and can claim most of it back. I hate silver fillings so had composite ones, one of them cost £126, I'm so vain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I am curently in the middle of extensive dental work all being done privately (no NHS here) but it's money I've saved by not going on the family ski holiday every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I hate dentists at the mo. The one I had at home never done anything properly (as I found out when I started seeing the new one) and as a result I needed a tooth removed (her removed the wrong one), three large fillings (cos he had't done them soon enough) and also her had never s"Ooops, word censored!"ed them or anything so when I got that done by the new one my whole mouth was full of blood. YAK! Add to that I still need to get the three fillings (I can't afford £60 each right now) and one of my teeth snapped due to the need of the filling and I can't get an appointment to get that sorted for ages. Add to all of that, that when I filled in the form to see if I could get gov help to pay costs -NO! Well I can if the one treatment amounts of over £296 which aparantly no one treatment does!!! And when I called to ask why the ans was no, it because im a student so im assessed as having a full student loan that would be available to me to use to pay the bills, even when I don't have a loan!! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 Forgot to say, I'm in Westfield, a local healthcare plan. I will get around 2/3 of it back. It is a fantastic scheme, which pays up for physio, osteopathy, contact lenses, chiropody etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I have a Boots dental plan - hardly worth the money now though as they keep deleting things from the list that they will cover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 23, 2008 Author Share Posted December 23, 2008 Try **Westfield**, Lesley, they might be able to help. They are Sheffield based but there are healthcare providers outside Sheffield who are in the scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Licken Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I have had 2 wisdom teeth removed and a filling replaced - all since september - I could probably have come close to buying a cube for the amount it has cost - or a holiday for that matter. Still fingers crossed I will not need anything doing for a very long time and my mouth is so much more comfortable without the wisdom teeth!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
