Dental phobia!
Discussion
Right... so I need to go to a dentists, but I am terrified of them
(I'm a wimp)
I pluck up the courage to phone one...
"Sorry, we are not accepting any new patients"
no dentists seem to want to treat me!
apparently we are entitled to NHS dental treatment
BUT
dentists are not obliged to take on any individual patient...
so if they say no... how is our entitlement fufilled?
weird eh?
Anyway, I'm shit scared of dentists and I need to go to one... anybody know any sympathetic (the previous one I had was a bastard) denntists in the York area?
shudder. even writing this down has been an effort for me
(I'm a wimp)
I pluck up the courage to phone one...
"Sorry, we are not accepting any new patients"
no dentists seem to want to treat me!
apparently we are entitled to NHS dental treatment
BUT
dentists are not obliged to take on any individual patient...
so if they say no... how is our entitlement fufilled?
weird eh?
Anyway, I'm shit scared of dentists and I need to go to one... anybody know any sympathetic (the previous one I had was a bastard) denntists in the York area?
shudder. even writing this down has been an effort for me
If it's for emergency treatment and not a check up then call NHS Direct and they can get you an appointment with your local emergency dentist, this will be done on the NHS, they will also be able to advise if any dentists in your area are currently taking on NHS patients.
I cannot get registered with an NHS dentist, neither can my 2 children, I am in Burnley and the mearest dentist taking on was in Southport! both myself and my daughter have had to resort to going to the emergency clinic in Blackburn to have teeth pulled... couldn't get preventative treatment, had to wait until we were in agony to finally get seen, but were seen within 24 hours of phoning NHS Direct (0845 46 47)
I cannot get registered with an NHS dentist, neither can my 2 children, I am in Burnley and the mearest dentist taking on was in Southport! both myself and my daughter have had to resort to going to the emergency clinic in Blackburn to have teeth pulled... couldn't get preventative treatment, had to wait until we were in agony to finally get seen, but were seen within 24 hours of phoning NHS Direct (0845 46 47)
the dentist. I don't like them. I feel vulnerable in the chair, I am not in control. They try to fit too many implements plus their hands into my mouth. The smell/taste of latex is offputting in my mouth, the sharp tang of the metal implements on my tongue is unpleasant. They tell me to open my mouth wider when I can't and have a go at me when I don't.
It's not pain I am scared of, but whenever they put stuff in my mouth I start to gag, and they just carry on. They don't give a shit for their patients - doctors are obliged to treat people - dentists just want the money, they seem to care less.
I can't stop myself gagging and become convinced I'm going to vomit... and then it's hard to breathe...etc. etc.
It's not pain I am scared of, but whenever they put stuff in my mouth I start to gag, and they just carry on. They don't give a shit for their patients - doctors are obliged to treat people - dentists just want the money, they seem to care less.
I can't stop myself gagging and become convinced I'm going to vomit... and then it's hard to breathe...etc. etc.
Thanks to this labour govt.
the NHS dental service is just about to get flushed down the proverbial spitoon.
The new contract is utter bollox for anyone trying to provide high quality, high tech dentistry.
Dentists will accept the contract (many will reject it and go private) , and then leave the NHS in their droves.
My advice is to find yourself a private dentist with a good reputation in your area, and just accept the fact that ultimately
you are going to have to pay a bit more.
oh and brush your teeth three times a day.
the NHS dental service is just about to get flushed down the proverbial spitoon.
The new contract is utter bollox for anyone trying to provide high quality, high tech dentistry.
Dentists will accept the contract (many will reject it and go private) , and then leave the NHS in their droves.
My advice is to find yourself a private dentist with a good reputation in your area, and just accept the fact that ultimately
you are going to have to pay a bit more.
oh and brush your teeth three times a day.
where can i brush my teeth at work? I have already accepted the fact I will have to pay (hard as I am a student still). I just wanted to know if people were aware of dentists who specialised in "awkward" patients. Ideally they'd just bloody sedate me with a bit of NO and then I'd be ok.
D_Mike said:
where can i brush my teeth at work? I have already accepted the fact I will have to pay (hard as I am a student still). I just wanted to know if people were aware of dentists who specialised in "awkward" patients. Ideally they'd just bloody sedate me with a bit of NO and then I'd be ok.
doesnt your workplace have a crapper???
As for "awkward patients"..try an anaesthetic clinic...
>> Edited by peterpeter on Tuesday 17th January 18:52
We were registered with an NHS dentist, but he went private and we were told we could stay and pay or leave and find another dentist.
We stayed but our dentist is very good, Like you D Mike I hate dentists and gag when they start, but he's very sympathetic. Plus there were no dentists round us taking on NHS patients. I did hear of a dentist at Grassington that was taking NHS patients but don't know where exactly.
And when we move to Lancashire later this year I'll be travelling back to West Yorks to my dentist.
We stayed but our dentist is very good, Like you D Mike I hate dentists and gag when they start, but he's very sympathetic. Plus there were no dentists round us taking on NHS patients. I did hear of a dentist at Grassington that was taking NHS patients but don't know where exactly.
And when we move to Lancashire later this year I'll be travelling back to West Yorks to my dentist.
peterpeter said:
where can i brush my teeth at work? I have already accepted the fact I will have to pay (hard as I am a student still). I just wanted to know if people were aware of dentists who specialised in "awkward" patients. Ideally they'd just bloody sedate me with a bit of NO and then I'd be ok.
doesnt your workplace have a crapper???
If i saw someone regularly cleaning their teeth at work i would probably assume they had a drinking problem and were freshening their breath
D_Mike said:
where can i brush my teeth at work? I have already accepted the fact I will have to pay (hard as I am a student still). I just wanted to know if people were aware of dentists who specialised in "awkward" patients. Ideally they'd just bloody sedate me with a bit of NO and then I'd be ok.
Try those Oral B Brush Aways, you don't need a tooth brush or water.
Some dentists are better than others. Mine is a woman dentist and more understanding I found, after years of being scared to death of them, she manage to talk me round.
Legalised torture. Then we thank them..
added: Oh and I travel 25 miles to mine!
>> Edited by scared but happy on Tuesday 17th January 19:18
Legalised torture. Then we thank them..
added: Oh and I travel 25 miles to mine!
>> Edited by scared but happy on Tuesday 17th January 19:18
D_Mike,
This link
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/localisation/
will give you, when you pop your postcode in, a list of the dentists currently accepting NHS patients. Can almost guarantee that there will be some near you, as they seem to use it to trawl up a new batch of private patients every so often. Of course, that could be me being cynical...
This link
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/localisation/
will give you, when you pop your postcode in, a list of the dentists currently accepting NHS patients. Can almost guarantee that there will be some near you, as they seem to use it to trawl up a new batch of private patients every so often. Of course, that could be me being cynical...
I was the same as you - didn't go to the dentist for 8 years (at least!)
I had a rotten tooth & was in so much pain that I had no choice but to go. i spent all night lokking in Yellow pages and on the net for a dentist that sounded sympathetic. In the end the first one I called agreed to see me 2 hours later. She was a newly qualified dentist & was great. She talked a lot & told me exactly what she was going to do - this was the important bit. It was only 5% as bad as I had imagined it would be & was such a massive relief afterwards. I had lots of other work to be done in the following months & that was no problem. My advice is pick up the phone & get it sorted as soon as possible - you will feel so much better.
Best of luck
Simon
I had a rotten tooth & was in so much pain that I had no choice but to go. i spent all night lokking in Yellow pages and on the net for a dentist that sounded sympathetic. In the end the first one I called agreed to see me 2 hours later. She was a newly qualified dentist & was great. She talked a lot & told me exactly what she was going to do - this was the important bit. It was only 5% as bad as I had imagined it would be & was such a massive relief afterwards. I had lots of other work to be done in the following months & that was no problem. My advice is pick up the phone & get it sorted as soon as possible - you will feel so much better.
Best of luck
Simon
randlemarcus said:
D_Mike,
This link
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/localisation/
will give you, when you pop your postcode in, a list of the dentists currently accepting NHS patients. Can almost guarantee that there will be some near you, as they seem to use it to trawl up a new batch of private patients every so often. Of course, that could be me being cynical...
well I got
NHS Direct said:
Unfortunately the requested file has generated an error.
This problem has been logged and will be resolved as soon as possible.
Hi, I too have a hyperactive gag reflex, and as a former dental student this caused me much embarrassment especially when I nearly threw up on a professor who was taking impressions of my mouth at the time! Anyway said professor gave me piece of advice that if you keep breathing then you can't be sick. Also wriggling your feet apparently helps because it serves as a distraction.
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