Have we considered that maybe, just maybe, people are risking going abroad for dentistry because the state of dentistry in this country became beyond a joke like a decade ago and absolutely nothing has changed? That maybe not everyone has the money for what dentists here charge? That maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if they hadn’t all left the nhs so they could earn more money?
Also, the last UK dentist I went to did an absolute shocking job. You should see my front fillings, you can visibly see the line. They charged a mint and all.
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Alternate take:
Decades of backdoor privatisation of the dental sector has left people unable to get the treatment they want and need in this country
SoiledGrundies on
My Romanian dentist here in the UK inspected a crown I had done in Bangkok earlier this year and said it was top quality. I was working out there and did some research to find a very good dentist.
She also suggested that in her own country Romania the treatment and materials at a good dentist would be exactly the same and a lot cheaper.
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Caterpillar outbreak in east Yorkshire also reported.
InTheEndEntropyWins on
I think people are misunderstanding this article.
“Turkey teeth” is a cosmetic treatment that files down your teeth(fucks them up) and covers them up.
People aren’t going abroad because they need normal dentistry, they are going to for cheap cosmetic treatments.
JimJonesdrinkkoolaid on
I don’t know what to make of these articles.
On one hand I see the point they’re making. On the other though, at times it feels like there has been a lot of articles criticising going abroad for cosmetic surgery. Which makes me wonder if the British cosmetic surgery industry is doing some kind of PR campaign.
Topaz_UK on
‘British dentists put negative spin on British people seeking treatment abroad instead of paying out their arse at one of their practices.’ Fixed the title
Whenever you see a news article such as this – and not saying the content is untrue but certain narratives can be pushed – ask yourself “what does the person gain from pushing said narrative?”. In this case, business. Money.
If a group or individual gain something from pushing their agenda and that thing happens to be money or power, it takes a lot of weight from their argument IMO
PersistentWorld on
I’ve had a lot of dental work done. I had full train tracks at 21 that cost me £125 a month for over two years. At the age of 38 because I still wasn’t happy with how they looked I paid privately again for Invisalign to remedy some of the train track issues (teeth on top still weren’t quite right). This cost me £150 a month for 12 months.
It wasn’t cheap, but also affordable in terms of monthly payments. My teeth are perfect now, they also shaped them and whitened them for free after. No trip to Turkey needed.
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All dentists voted on this. The greed of private dentistry destroyed the NHS back in 2004.
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One of the silliest headlines ever.
‘Teeth fixed in Turkey’
Have we considered that maybe, just maybe, people are risking going abroad for dentistry because the state of dentistry in this country became beyond a joke like a decade ago and absolutely nothing has changed? That maybe not everyone has the money for what dentists here charge? That maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if they hadn’t all left the nhs so they could earn more money?
Also, the last UK dentist I went to did an absolute shocking job. You should see my front fillings, you can visibly see the line. They charged a mint and all.
Alternate take:
Decades of backdoor privatisation of the dental sector has left people unable to get the treatment they want and need in this country
My Romanian dentist here in the UK inspected a crown I had done in Bangkok earlier this year and said it was top quality. I was working out there and did some research to find a very good dentist.
She also suggested that in her own country Romania the treatment and materials at a good dentist would be exactly the same and a lot cheaper.
Caterpillar outbreak in east Yorkshire also reported.
I think people are misunderstanding this article.
“Turkey teeth” is a cosmetic treatment that files down your teeth(fucks them up) and covers them up.
People aren’t going abroad because they need normal dentistry, they are going to for cheap cosmetic treatments.
I don’t know what to make of these articles.
On one hand I see the point they’re making. On the other though, at times it feels like there has been a lot of articles criticising going abroad for cosmetic surgery. Which makes me wonder if the British cosmetic surgery industry is doing some kind of PR campaign.
‘British dentists put negative spin on British people seeking treatment abroad instead of paying out their arse at one of their practices.’ Fixed the title
Whenever you see a news article such as this – and not saying the content is untrue but certain narratives can be pushed – ask yourself “what does the person gain from pushing said narrative?”. In this case, business. Money.
If a group or individual gain something from pushing their agenda and that thing happens to be money or power, it takes a lot of weight from their argument IMO
I’ve had a lot of dental work done. I had full train tracks at 21 that cost me £125 a month for over two years. At the age of 38 because I still wasn’t happy with how they looked I paid privately again for Invisalign to remedy some of the train track issues (teeth on top still weren’t quite right). This cost me £150 a month for 12 months.
It wasn’t cheap, but also affordable in terms of monthly payments. My teeth are perfect now, they also shaped them and whitened them for free after. No trip to Turkey needed.
All dentists voted on this. The greed of private dentistry destroyed the NHS back in 2004.