Just got back from the dentist. Had an old filling that had fallen out and another one that probably been loose for quite a while, since the outer part of the tooth where it sat just fell off together with the actual filling one day. So after more than 25 years I finally had to go to the dentist again... That's what happens when you open too many beer bottles with your teeth! After 25 years they give up.
So I went to the dentist two weeks ago and he repaired the tooth with the missing outer bit at once. The other one ("just missing a filling") he wanted to put a crown on. Since he's the expert, who am I to argue. :-) My guess, before going, was that it would be the other way around: That the half missing tooth would require serious fixing and the one with just a missing filling would be a quick job. But apparently I was wrong. But to be honest, I am pleased it was fixable so he didn't have to pull any teeth out.
So now I got my first crown. Isn't that a sign of age? ;o) I am almost 44 don't you know!
The cost? £198 for it all. That is the most you have to pay for an NHS dentist fixing your teeth in one treatment here in the UK.
A routine check-up and a bit of a clean is £16.50. If you require a filling or a tooth pulled out it is £45.60. If you, like me, require a bit more fancy work, it is £198.
You only pay one charge for each course of treatment, so for example if you had a check-up, x-ray, teeth polish, a simple filling and a crown you would pay a total of £198 if it all occurred within a two month period. Smooth, innit?
The final word I got from the dentist was along the lines of "I hope you don't wait 25 years for the next check up now!" And my reply was in line with "Oh no! My girlfriend will drag me here again in six months time!"
Thank you for looking after me Clare! :o)
Moore or less
3 weeks ago
10 answers back:
Good to hear it all went ok and he managed to "fix" your teeth :-) I'm sorry to say that you will have to go every year otherwise your NHS entitlement to the cheaper treatment lapses and you have to go private. But at least that is only £16.50 a year so not too bad ;-)
You won, I had to go to the dentist after 19 year.
Dooory: They spoke about TWICE a year there. THe lady in reception said "When is a convenient date in August?" and I said "Huh?". :-) And then I said I'll come back on that one. I wanted to coordinate with you first!
Tobbe: So my fillings were a bit better done than yours you mean? ;-) How much was your bill?
First of all. Today I only have to go once a year. And the cost is around 50£.
My 19-years turn was not a bad filling. I tried to eat a piece of plate from a can on the brink. And it said, aj, aj, aj. I lost around 1/4 of a teeth.
The bill was around 45£.
Tobbe: It cost you LESS to fix a broken tooth than what it does cost to go for a checkup every year?
Yes it did than, 4 years ago. They had to build it up again. Some welding method+plastic. And yes, it was not a pleasant feeling, because I never use any anaesthetic (tricky word). Don´t like needles.
But the cost for an ordinary hole is about the same as a checkup.
Susanne says that the price for a Crown here in Sweden is around 450£.
I also had an old filling that fell out. The dentist said it was a close call to getting a crown.
I paid 800 SEK, aprox 57£
So are you saying that the dentist prices in Sweden is not standardised?
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