• Replies 8 replies
  • Subscribers 4 subscribers
  • Views 97 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

Sore tooth

TheCatWoman

I've got to go to the dentist again tomorrow, I'm facing a dilema, I think it might need a root canal filling and those are over £600, even a normal filling is around £250, its cheaper to have a tooth removed at £190, but I'm starting to run out of teeth!

The dentist herself is really good and the whole practice is very ASC friendly, but the cost!!! It's not like there's anywhere cheaper either, they all charge the same, should this be another case for government investigation? There's no NHS dentists left on the island now, so it's not like we have a choice, it's just so wrong.

Parents
  • TheCatWoman said:
    It's not like there's anywhere cheaper either, they all charge the same, should this be another case for government investigation?

    This reflects the cost of the medical care these days unfortunately.

    The cost has to cover the staff salaries (surprisingly not extortionate), the cost of the offices / surgeries (actually quite high), the cost of the constant training and certification of staff, the machines (really expensive) and materials they use (also steep) plus the insurance to protect the staff from all the litigation that goes on these days (very high).

    This is why it costs so much but it isn't greed on the part of the dentists.

    I doubt the NHS will consider extending more cover to dentistry as they would then have to shoulder this huge expense too.

Reply
  • TheCatWoman said:
    It's not like there's anywhere cheaper either, they all charge the same, should this be another case for government investigation?

    This reflects the cost of the medical care these days unfortunately.

    The cost has to cover the staff salaries (surprisingly not extortionate), the cost of the offices / surgeries (actually quite high), the cost of the constant training and certification of staff, the machines (really expensive) and materials they use (also steep) plus the insurance to protect the staff from all the litigation that goes on these days (very high).

    This is why it costs so much but it isn't greed on the part of the dentists.

    I doubt the NHS will consider extending more cover to dentistry as they would then have to shoulder this huge expense too.

Children
No Data