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

[Robert Stevens]

Hi Toby, 

Thanks for this. Yes, their (Sydney St.) phone system is often busy - I've noticed this too. Usually takes 3 or 4 attempts. 

You wouldn't happen to know, if I did opt for private for the work i now need done, would my dental records get over to somewhere else pronto - and, could I still get NHS (say for a check-up at Sydney and the hygienist - which is good there - although private), or will I be closing the door on NHS dental as soon as I get any private work? 

Cheers
Rob



--- On Thu, 7/5/09, Toby Hammond <tobydecks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Date: Thursday, 7 May, 2009, 3:26 PM
> I've had some shoddy experiences with the Sydney St one,
> involving pain.
> Quite a lot of it.
> The dentist filled a wisdom tooth that by rights, should
> have been pulled.
> It really hurt.
> Then when I tried to cancel an appointment three times on
> the phone, and
> couldn't get through coz it was engaged everytime, they
> tried to charge me
> fifteen quid.
> I told them I'd called three times to no avail (why was
> there no voicemail,
> or a call queuing system?) and the receptionist basically
> called me a liar.
> In a manner somewhat out of character for me, I told her to
> fuck off and
> never went back.
> 
> I go to the Brunswick Rd Dental Practice now.
> Florentina the dentist is really nice (and hot too!)
> Never had any problems with them at all.
> 
> Dunno if they do NHS though. I just bit the bullet (no pun)
> and went
> private.
> 
> Toby
> 
> 2009/5/7 David Pashley <david at davidpashley.com>
> 
> > 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 at davidpashley.com
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