cossack Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 broke a back tooth on thursday night, got an appointment on sat morning, he said it needed a pin and crown, no probs i said go ahead (never had one before so didnt know the costs) walking out to the reception to pay, the receptionist asks me for £150 and asks when the next appointment would suit:blink: how much is this gona cost me? total, 400 sqiud! fook me i thinks, should have had it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bromy Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I got offered a white crown for £400 so I stuck with a gold one for £195 on the NHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra61 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Bloody dentists,licence to print money. Ps nice dog in your avatar,is it yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I went two weeks ago and I'm going again on Tuesday to get my crown fitted, the colour was matched to my other teeth. £194 The following day after my first visit the adjacent tooth completely broke away, I think he'll be asking if I want it taken out or to have another crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uzthedentist Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 unlikely 2 get 2 crowns on the nash mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 same problem here.. After £300 worth of work on my teeth a few years back, I have lost one of my front crowns. £300 to have it put back in and thats without the other work that needs doing. I've just got my appointment at leeds dental school though.... shouldn't cost me anything now! And dentists wonder why people have bad teeth because I know I cant afford to have the work done on mine and there isnt a NHS dentist around here taking on patients... it sucks, big time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 ive just had one of my teeth built back up after i chipped it and it cost ....... ......NOTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 unlikely 2 get 2 crowns on the nash mate One more to come out then, it broke away leaving a relatively small central core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossack Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Bloody dentists,licence to print money. Ps nice dog in your avatar,is it yours? yes it is mate, thanks, hes about 2 in that pic which was taken about a year ago. on the dentist thing, the one thing that bugs me is that although my dentist is nhs subsdised, every time i need something done it never seems to be covered, the receptionist just said £400 as if it were small change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Sod that - get 'em to pull the bugger out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Its becomming a bit of a joke tbh I cant get on an nhs placement anywhere, and private is so damn expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntD Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 One more to come out then, it broke away leaving a relatively small central core. Is there not enough tooth left to do a crown on the second tooth then?The way the current contract is structured for NHS dentists means that if you have the second crown done then you won't have to pay for it.This is only valid as long as the second crown is done within 2months of the first and if it was the first course of dental treatment that you needed after the first crown.The extraction should be free of charge as well on the NHS if it is decided as the best option of treatment.Hope this makes sense;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 my dentist had a field day with me!!! i went with toothach in my front teeth, 4 months later ive got 3 fillings' 2 crowns, 2 root cannal under the crowns, a scale and polish, and 2 hygeneist(spelling) appointments the bill!!!!!!! £1100!!! i kid you not i had a heartattack i asked why diddnt you tell me its going to cost that much? they said i was responsable for not asking sooner:taped: so bang went all my savings and alot of that months wage 2 weeks later toothach again typical eh:tongue: i hate the dentist so much, not only does your gob hurt, he takes the contents of yir wallet too:Pling: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanderroan Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I've just got my appointment at leeds dental school though.... shouldn't cost me anything now! I had extreme pain once when i was a student, went to the dental school hospital in glasgow (the only place i could find on short notice) and I was in severe pain. They had to drill one out and do root canal treatment (which is sorting out the nerve endings). To cut a long story short, the student doing it asked me if I wanted it numb'd, trying to be a tough guy I said, nah just go ahead and do the root canal i'll be ok. About thirty minutes later they were finished and I'd just gone through the most painful 30 minutes of my life... My current dentist since told me it should never be done w/out being numb'd first ! hmm... they call it school for a good reason.. it is a cheap option, but you know what they say - 'no pain, no gain' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uzthedentist Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 my dentist had a field day with me!!! i went with toothach in my front teeth, 4 months later ive got 3 fillings' 2 crowns, 2 root cannal under the crowns, a scale and polish, and 2 hygeneist(spelling) appointments the bill!!!!!!! £1100!!! i kid you not i had a heartattack i asked why diddnt you tell me its going to cost that much? they said i was responsable for not asking sooner:taped: so bang went all my savings and alot of that months wage 2 weeks later toothach again typical eh:tongue: i hate the dentist so much, not only does your gob hurt, he takes the contents of yir wallet too:Pling: you must have one messed up grill son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I run the policy of any tooth that requires major work i.e. a crown I get them to yank it. Had 3 pulled so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Uzthe dentist # could have probably sorted that online for you and taken 50 quid via paypal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I've got 2 implants, 4 fake teeth in the front of my lower jaw, from start to finish I didn't get much change from £7k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merckx Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Is there not enough tooth left to do a crown on the second tooth then?The way the current contract is structured for NHS dentists means that if you have the second crown done then you won't have to pay for it.This is only valid as long as the second crown is done within 2months of the first and if it was the first course of dental treatment that you needed after the first crown.The extraction should be free of charge as well on the NHS if it is decided as the best option of treatment.Hope this makes sense;) That's good to hear, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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