OT: Dentists - Does yours overcharge ?

[Golden Oldie]

I have just paid nearly £50 for a check up, x-ray, 2 fillings and a scrape & polish.smileys/smiley7.gif I feel as though i'vebeen ripped off?


How can you prove that you don't need a filling? Is there anywhere you can go for a second opinion? smileys/smiley9.gif


I think that dentist's have a monopoly and should be monitored by the office of trading. smileys/smiley2.gif

[Kenny-11]

I have just paid nearly £50 for a check up, x-ray, 2 fillings and a scrape & polish.smileys/smiley7.gif I feel as though i'vebeen ripped off?








Toothbrush - £1.49


Colgate - 89p


Brush 2/3 times a day.


Money in the bank

[Deutsch Wolf]

I've got a Black and Decker, some iron filings and a small mirror.


£20 and I'll sort them out for you.

[Del Woppio]

last year i was senta threatening letter by my dentist. it said "Dear Mr Del Woppio. In order to keep your healthy smile we recommend you book an appointment for a check-up with us as soon as possible."


They may aswell have threatened to get the boys round!!

[Dr Magnox]

You don't </span>have to have the treatment they recommend e.g. filling.

Stand up for yourself you silly old mansmileys/smiley2.gif

[Guests]

False teeth - free - plus no more visits to the dentist.

[paddingtonwolf]

I've got a Black and Decker, some iron filings and a small mirror.


£20 and I'll sort them out for you.





why have images of Larry Olivier in Marathon Man saying "is it safe?" just sprung to mind?

[GoldenHorseshoe]

I've got a Black and Decker, some iron filings and a small mirror.


£20 and I'll sort them out for you.



You forgot the crazy glue, or were you planning to melt the filings into his head?smileys/smiley15.gif

[PumpkinEater]

I'm signed up to Denplan


About £7 a month if you've got teeth in reasonable shape in the first place and then most work and checkups are free....unless you want gold teethsmileys/smiley2.gif


All the dental hygenist stuff is thrown in as well.

[Deutsch Wolf]

I've got a Black and Decker, some iron filings and a small mirror.


£20 and I'll sort them out for you.




You forgot the crazy glue, or were you planning to melt the filings into his head?smileys/smiley15.gif



Ah yes, Pritt-Stick. Cheers.

[fenella]

I pay £15.04 every 9 months for a checkup and a bit of polishing where required, seems reasonable.

[Golden Oldie]

I bet they hit their targets every month. http://www.molineuxmix.co.uk/forum/smileys/smiley7.gifhttp://www.molineuxmix.co.uk/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif

[GoldenHorseshoe]

I'm signed up to Denplan


About £7 a month if you've got teeth in reasonable shape in the
first place and then most work and checkups are free....unless you want
gold teethsmileys/smiley2.gif
All the dental hygenist stuff is thrown in as well.



Including cushioning the head against the soft bosom??smileys/smiley9.gif

What value!!

[iamthenewno2]

Six months ago I went to see my dentist who informed me that my teeth were fine but it would be a good idea to pull one of my Wisdom teeth and so he booked me in with the local Hospital as it would be too difficult to do at the surgery. With this in mind I didn't take up my companies expensive dental plan.


Six months later...


Go to Hospital who state that it is an easy extraction which could be completed by a trainee, the consultant commented that on £70,000 a year the dentist probably didn't think he was paid enough to do this sort of thing and put me on a six month waiting list. Having wasted the day I went back to my surgery to complain and here the 'Fun' begins...


I requested to change dentists, which they said was OK but could I wait to have a quick checkup with my new one. It turns out not only was my original dentist workshy he also missed 8 fillings which desperatly needed doing. I had two done that day (£150) and have the next3 weeks of drilling to look forward to, and this bit hurts more, with no dental insurance.

[Golden Oldie]

You have my every sympathy iamthenewno2. Is there a ombudsman you could get in touch with?


These dentists and pick and choose whatever prices they want to and we (the consumer) have little or no choice. smileys/smiley7.gif


I suppose it's a case of supply and demand. Too many patients and not enough dentists.smileys/smiley2.gif

[big-blue-wolf]

Three years ago I had 3 crowns, 3 fillings, an extraction and the usual
polish etc - £350!
This was a reduced price because I was actually an NHS patient - if I
wasn't then the price would have been......£1000.

Yes my teeth were in a state - this was not due to be being a greedy
choco-holic but to drugs administered when I was a child which have
subsequently weakened my teeth.

[Golden Oldie]

Three years ago I had 3 crowns, 3 fillings, an extraction and the usual
polish etc - £350!
This was a reduced price because I was actually an NHS patient - if I
wasn't then the price would have been......£1000.



Looks like I got off lightly then. smileys/smiley2.gifit's time for the government to intervene. Some definately are taking the pee. smileys/smiley7.gif

[big-blue-wolf]

Forgot to say - since my £350 bill at the dentist, I am no longer an NHS
patient because my dentist decided to come off the NHS register.
Their excuse - too many patients and they had too many appointments
every day. They are now a private practice and probably considerably
richer than beforel.

[Del Woppio]

Three years ago I had 3 crowns, 3 fillings, an extraction and the usual
polish etc - £350!
This was a reduced price because I was actually an NHS patient - if I
wasn't then the price would have been......£1000.



Looks like I got off lightly then. smileys/smiley2.gifit's time for the government to intervene. Some definately are taking the pee. smileys/smiley7.gif





thats why yours is so cheap. most of them take teeth.

[Stan Cutlass]

I have just paid nearly £50 for a check up, x-ray, 2 fillings and a scrape &amp; polish.smileys/smiley7.gif I feel as though i'vebeen ripped off?


How can you prove that you don't need a filling? Is there anywhere you can go for a second opinion? smileys/smiley9.gif


I think that dentist's have a monopoly and should be monitored by the office of trading. smileys/smiley2.gif





Stop moaning...Edited by: Stan Cutlass

[Deutsch Wolf]

Forgot to say - since my £350 bill at the dentist, I am no longer an NHS
patient because my dentist decided to come off the NHS register.
Their excuse - too many patients and they had too many appointments
every day. They are now a private practice and probably considerably
richer than beforel.


Train as a dentist, then. You'll make a mint.

[cooper_J]

http://money.guardian.co.uk/insurance_/lifeandhealth/story/0 (http://money.guardian.co.uk/insurance_/lifeandhealth/story/0,1456,1636397,00.html) ,1456,1636397,00.html

[iamthenewno2]

You have my every sympathy iamthenewno2. Is there a ombudsman you could get in touch with?


I will be making a formal complaint but only after the new dentist (same surgery) has taken the drill out of my mouthsmileys/smiley18.gif





According to research Dentists are twice as likely to commit suicide as Doctors or Vets, is it guilt?Edited by: iamthenewno2

[wolfie smith]

do you claim family/work tax credit? if so you get it all for free. im self employed but at the moment not earning enough so they pay for all nhs work/prescriptions.smileys/smiley4.gif, i had 5 fillings last time without injections, hurts for a few seconds and sounds horrible but no wobbly mouth 8 hours later so can enjoy a pint sooner than normalsmileys/smiley36.gif

[yammer]

nuts i'm due 2 fillings on friday is it really that expensive?!

[markb]

Go and stand in the Southbank wearing a tesco bag. Problem solved.

[welshwolf]

I think dentists are excellent and should be paid even more




















did I mention that Mrs Welshwolf is a dentistsmileys/smiley4.gif&lt;&lt;look at my smile

[IMAB]

I suppose it's a case of supply and demand. Too many patients and not enough dentists.smileys/smiley2.gif





Live in a proper town. My dentist has signs up begging for more NHS patients.

[Hibbitt was King]

Don't you have anyone you can confide in, GOsmileys/smiley31.gif

[Towerwolvo]

Read this article from the Times which was in the dentists waiting room today as i was sat waiting for my apointment:


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1845726,00.html (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1845726,00.html)

[Orinoco]

Mine doesn't overcharge unless I leave him plugged in overnight.

[paddingtonwolf]

Mine doesn't overcharge unless I leave him plugged in overnight.



bizarrely - its exactly the same with my electric toothbrush

[Captainwolf]

My local dentists decided to leave the NHS. I stuck with them for a couple
of visits until I received an estimate in excess of £500 for preparatory
work and fitting a crown. We negotiated reduced treatment for around
£200. I subsequently located another dentist, not too far away, who still
operated a limited NHS. The waiting room is much nicer too but the
receptionist threw a wobbly on my last vist because I could only pay by
debit card.

smileys/smiley1.gif

[The_Blade]

I pay 12 squids a month which includes 2 check-ups 4 polish/scrape thingys
and free x-rays. My teeth are generally not that good so a plan suits me
better as I get 25% off all treatment. My nearest NHS dentist is 5 miles away
in possibly the worst area of Birmingham. £12 a month seems worth it to
me.

[SOA Wolf]

I used to go to an NHS dentist and had some work done last year, including some bridgework (yes, I know people think I've got a big mouth and this goes to prove it!) paying for the more expensive, white looking stuff....then my dentist was bought out by a new partnership and I developed an abscess...after a load more work, including being told that some people can react to the white filling I ended up having a nerve removed and complete new bridgework and a bill of around £500.....I was told that it would be difficult to prove the abscess would not have occurred anyway, or even had not already begun beforethe work was started, but they agreed to knock off £50 because I had paid extra for the first bridge.


Now it costs about £30 for check ups etc when it used to cost £14....but can you find an NHS dentist around here with any spaces...fat chance.smileys/smiley7.gif

[R6 Wolf]

Some dodgy dentists have been known to claim from NHS for work they havent done, to the tune of 50K per month

[SOA Wolf]

Some dodgy dentists have been known to claim from NHS for work they havent done, to the tune of 50K per month


This is what happened to me when I was young...well actually the dentist was drilling perfectly good teeth as well, which left me with a nightmare....and him disappearing off with his dental nurse with the police in hot pursuit.


Ruined many of my teeth for life......gitsmileys/smiley7.gif

[Papa]

I pay 12 squids a month which includes 2 check-ups 4 polish/scrape thingys
and free x-rays. My teeth are generally not that good so a plan suits me
better as I get 25% off all treatment. My nearest NHS dentist is 5 miles away
in possibly the worst area of Birmingham. £12 a month seems worth it to
me.


Same here. They have fish in the waiting room as well. I enjoy visiting the dentist.

[Golden Oldie]

the dentist was drilling perfectly good teeth


It's extremely rare to hear of a dentist going out of business. I supposed the same could be said aboutfuneral directors as well.It certainly isn't a dying trade. Excuse the pun. smileys/smiley9.gifhttp://www.molineuxmix.co.uk/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif

[basher]

This is what happened to me when I was young...well actually the dentist was drilling perfectly good teeth as well, which left me with a nightmare....and him disappearing off with his dental nurse with the police in hot pursuit.


Ruined many of my teeth for life......gitsmileys/smiley7.gif





Well at least he didn't stick his bone in your gob when you were under the gas!!

[Florida Wolfey]

Got to laugh at you load of whingers.....try dentistry USA style...


Clean: $ 155.00 ...I have insurance $ 105


Root Canal $ 723.00 with insurance $ 489


Crown $ 976 with insurance $ 625


Filling $ 170 with inurance $ 79

[SOA Wolf]

This is what happened to me when I was young...well actually the dentist was drilling perfectly good teeth as well, which left me with a nightmare....and him disappearing off with his dental nurse with the police in hot pursuit.


Ruined many of my teeth for life......gitsmileys/smiley7.gif





Well at least he didn't stick his bone in your gob when you were under the gas!!





I'd never thought about that before......now the nightmares really begin.smileys/smiley18.gif

[Golden Oldie]

Got to laugh at you load of whingers.....try dentistry USA style...


Clean: $ 155.00 ...I have insurance $ 105


Root Canal $ 723.00 with insurance $ 489


Crown $ 976 with insurance $ 625


Filling $ 170 with inurance $ 79





smileys/smiley5.gifRemind me never to complain again. smileys/smiley9.gifsmileys/smiley2.gif