Dentist.

[herthab]

I went to the dentist a couple of weeks ago and was told I needed a tooth extracted. An appointment was made and I was told the cost would be about 46 quid. Since then my dentist has twice cancelled my appointment due to staff illness.

The aforementioned tooth was hurting like a bastard yesterday and so, not wishing to wait any longer, I phoned South Somerset Emergency Dental Hotline to see if I could see anybody today. I had to lie and say I wasn't registered with a dentist at the moment (I might as well not be registered as I never see him!) and they got me an appointment today.

The puzzling thing is this: At my own NHS dentist, an extraction costs 46 quid. Going to an emergency dentist, the extraction will cost 16 quid. £30.00 less, but both NHS. Anybody know why this is? 

[Jamiesfuturewife]

Im not sure - but I wish I could go to the dentist and only pay £16 that sounds ace

tooth ache is the worse pain ever though

[Fred Elliot]

I went to the dentist a couple of weeks ago and was told I needed a tooth extracted. An appointment was made and I was told the cost would be about 46 quid. Since then my dentist has twice cancelled my appointment due to staff illness.

The aforementioned tooth was hurting like a bastard yesterday and so, not wishing to wait any longer, I phoned South Somerset Emergency Dental Hotline to see if I could see anybody today. I had to lie and say I wasn't registered with a dentist at the moment (I might as well not be registered as I never see him!) and they got me an appointment today.

The puzzling thing is this: At my own NHS dentist, an extraction costs 46 quid. Going to an emergency dentist, the extraction will cost 16 quid. £30.00 less, but both NHS. Anybody know why this is? 

Because its really a trainee

[herthab]

Because its really a trainee

Thanks a fucking lot Fred. Appointment's at 12.30 and now I'm shitting myself more than before...

[Fred Elliot]

what about the filling the size of a small meteor you lost in the pub Friday night ?

[Sippo]

The extra £30 is probably for anaesthetic.

[herthab]

I'm going to ask if they can do that today as well, although it doesn't hurt (Yet).

[herthab]

The extra £30 is probably for anaesthetic.

Cheers.

[Simon Pieman]

NHS is done on price bands:

1) £16.20 for checkup, scale&polish, x rays etc.

2) £44.60 for all band 1 plus fillings and tooth extraction and root canal

3) £198 for all of band 1 & 2 plus any work on bridges, crowns or dentures (you might be needing these soon).

Emergency treatment is charged at £16.20, even if you have more appointments/work done. You will need to have something pretty wrong, but tooth needing to be extracted is just that.

Oh and having a tooth out doesn't hurt at all. It's the noise that'll make you cringe though.

[Bogus Dave]

the injection in the roof of your mouth hurts a wee bit

[herthab]

NHS is done on price bands:

1) £16.20 for checkup, scale&polish, x rays etc.

2) £44.60 for all band 1 plus fillings and tooth extraction and root canal

3) £198 for all of band 1 & 2 plus any work on bridges, crowns or dentures (you might be needing these soon).

Emergency treatment is charged at £16.20, even if you have more appointments/work done. You will need to have something pretty wrong, but tooth needing to be extracted is just that.

Oh and having a tooth out doesn't hurt at all. It's the noise that'll make you cringe though.

Wish I did have dentures Si, wouldn't spend so much time and money on dentists then!

[Simon Pieman]

the injection in the roof of your mouth hurts a wee bit

Really? The only pain I felt is when he yanked on the tooth the first time - that killed, even though I thought half my face was completely numb. After that didn't feel a thing. He was digging bits out with a knife and everything because the tooth broke up.

So in other words don't worry about it Hertha.

Also the hole that's left there takes aaaaagggggees to over. Mine has just about grown gum over the top, but I had my tooth out back in May.

[Bogus Dave]

i think i was 13 when i had mine out, so it perhaps wasnt that bad. it sstung like hell though. And hearing him wriggling your teeth free is a bit unnerving.

But theres nothing to worry about hertha

[Bushey Boy]

I need to look at this, last two teeth I had replaced cst over £300, bastards

[suttonred]

Im not sure - but I wish I could go to the dentist and only pay £16 that sounds ace

tooth ache is the worse pain ever though

 Try an in grown toe nail removal, nice needle right through from one side to t'other

the injection in the roof of your mouth hurts a wee bit

At least at the top you dont feel like a slack jawed mong for four hours like on the bottom. And for injections that reallly hurt try one for an ingrown toenail on your big toe. Goes from one side to the other, hitting every bone on the way through.