dentists!

Former Member

i have not been for over a year and now i need one i have discovered mine died.
i have to wait a week to find out if any of the others in the practice can take me on!
i have phoned round the whole of friggin north wales ...i can't get one!!!

i'm willing to pay in cash or gold or diamonds right now ...how the hell do people who want it on the nhs cope?

i might take a trip to the third world for the weekend ...i'm sure it would be quicker ...i'm in friggin agony!

Former Member

Clove oil!!! The solver of all toothache.

Or you could drink/smoke yourself into a(nother ) stupor.

Former Member

NinjaMaster wrote:

Clove oil!!! The solver of all toothache.

Or you could drink/smoke yourself into a(nother ) stupor.

yes mate ...did all thast last night.

can you believe i have been trying to get a dentist since bleedin monday!

i am shocked as to this state of affairs.

Bunnie

have you been on NHS direct? failing that, ill pull any teeth for a fiver? and do fillings with cement for £2.50! (unfortunately due to my cheap prices, i cant afford anaesthetic, you will have to provide your own form of pain relief! )

Former Member

\

Former Member

tried nhs direct.
directed me to a hospital in rhyl.
went this morning.
can't fit me in.
but if i phone them ...they might fit me on saturday morning.
could i make an appointment there and then? no!
i had to phone them ...standing in front of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

absolute fucking madness.

they will get back to me tommorow to let me know.
nhs gave me some numbers of private dentists in llandudno ...thirty miles away ...thats not a problem but ...no one can even see me till next week.

so anyone looking for a carear ...theres a desperate shortage of dentists ...

read all this stuff in the papers ...seen queues outside on the telly ...not taken much notice as i thought it could only be that bad if you wanted a freebies but no ...same problems with private.

Former Member

\

Former Member

It took me about 6 months to find a dentist taking on NHS in Swansea. I just kept checking www.nhsdirectwales.nhs.uk Though i think bunny's idea is cheaper cos it costs £35 alone to register an NHS place at the mo :crazyeyes Just make sure that cos bunny cant afford anaesthetic you drink yourself into a stupor before hand :thumb:

Former Member

morrocan roll wrote:

could i make an appointment there and then? no!
i had to phone them ...standing in front of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This sort of thing seems to be becoming more and more common!

Its fucking ridiculous!

I hope you get it sorted mate! :thumb:

Former Member

we get sent to a dental hospital here if you dont have one. You have to tell them you are in agony to get in mind!

Former Member

its not a problem round here. I have an NHS dentist, theres bloody loads of dentists in colchester. maybe its the dental capital of the world?

Former Member

morrocan roll wrote:

i have phoned round the whole of friggin north wales ...i can't get one!!!

The situation with the NHS in North Wales is pretty bad right now. In my LJ last week, I wrote; "I’m having some problems at the moment with the dentist. The one I’m registered to will stop providing NHS care in April, most likely because of the new working contracts that come into force that month. I’m being asked to pay £34.50 for 12 months cover."

NHS care is disappearing fast...

Former Member

Are you serious? Must be dismal over there.

My village of 1,000 people has a dentist like.

Former Member

It'd probably work out cheaper and faster to take a quick break to Spain or Eastern Europe or somewhere and get it done privately there - loads of people do just that.

Former Member

all i will sat is good luck finding one in wales its inpossible

Former Member

mad_maryuk wrote:

all i will sat is good luck finding one in wales its inpossible

No wonder this is in the news bulletins here practically daily.