[BNM] [OT] Brighton dentists and is private worth it.

[David Pashley]

On May 07, 2009 at 14:36, Robert Stevens praised the llamas by saying:
> 
> OK folks, this is a *bit* of a rant. 
> 
> First of all - does anyone use the Sydney Street NHS practice - In
> particular (I shouldn't name names here) the guy who works upstairs?
> 
> I've always found him ok. Really personable and thorough during
> previous check-ups. But today was the first time I'd needed any
> treatment (and I got a bit worried when the guy before me came down
> the stairs and said to his partner in the waiting room, 'god, that was
> a painful experience'). 
> 
> Some stupid Asda cereal bar (avoid them!) cracked a small molar. So
> one side of the tooth was loose around a central filling, just held by
> the gum. He removed this ok and did an x-ray. Put in a temporary
> filling. Didn't clean it out first - just a big load of amalgam
> (although it looks white in the mirror - what could that be?). But
> then he tries to pull the bib away from me while I'm still rinsing my
> mouth out. 
> 
> So, I need to go back for further treatment. He couldn't say via the
> x-ray whether or not he could save the tooth and I could have a crown.
> Else it'd be yanked out and we're talking £2000+ for a prosthetic
> replacement. 
> 
> But now I've lost confidence in him. So my question is, could anyone
> recommend a better practice in Brighton, or is private the best way to
> go, when you're likely to have to spend big bucks anyway? 
> 
> Apologies for long email and rant - but I recall a few dental
> recommendations on here recently. 
> 
I use Brighton Dental Centre up on Dyke Road by Seven Dials. They seem
to do the job pretty well. Couldn't tell you if they were any better.
They are currently accepting NHS patients. 

As far as the filling goes, it could be a white plaster like filling. A
bit like polyfilla if you will. I had one while I waited for my inlay to
be made. Only lasted 3 days though before it fell out. You'll be
surprised at how quickly dentists do work. I had a pulpectomy on Tuesday
and he'd finished it before I thought he'd taken the inlay off.

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David Pashley
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