English or Italian Dentist.
Oct 30th 2009, 1:48 pm
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English or Italian Dentist.
I think i'm going to need some dental work done in the next few months and i'm not too sure whether i should do it here in Italy or the UK. The journey side isnt a problem as i usually head back to the UK every few months. I dont know what the general standard is like here compared to the UK. Any recommendations apart from DIY? 
Oct 30th 2009, 2:06 pm
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Re: English or Italian Dentist.
I think i'm going to need some dental work done in the next few months and i'm not too sure whether i should do it here in Italy or the UK. The journey side isnt a problem as i usually head back to the UK every few months. I dont know what the general standard is like here compared to the UK. Any recommendations apart from DIY?
It's the prices that most of us don't like here.
Take a look at this thread. There is a link in the first post that shows an Italian dentist association price list.
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=632566
Oct 30th 2009, 2:35 pm
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Re: English or Italian Dentist.
I would say if you were going to the UK to get the work done on the NHS then I'd recommend getting it done here in Italy. If you have a good private dentist in the UK then fair enough.
For example, having your teeth cleaned on the NHS, it's a quick scrape and clean lasting 5 mins whereas here they do a decent job lasting about 20-30 mins (says the OH).
Depends what you're having done. I had a tooth break in half, so I called up the dentist to fix an appointment the next day. He had a look at it, and 45 mins and €100 later my tooth was reconstructed. He told me that the tooth had micro-fractures, which probably were giving me some pain or increased sensitivity (and he was correct) so why didn't I do anything about it? Well I didn't tell him that I had gone to see 2 dentists on the NHS who both X-rayed my teeth and found nothing wrong - they both told me to use Sensodyne toothpaste to relieve the pain!
For example, having your teeth cleaned on the NHS, it's a quick scrape and clean lasting 5 mins whereas here they do a decent job lasting about 20-30 mins (says the OH).
Depends what you're having done. I had a tooth break in half, so I called up the dentist to fix an appointment the next day. He had a look at it, and 45 mins and €100 later my tooth was reconstructed. He told me that the tooth had micro-fractures, which probably were giving me some pain or increased sensitivity (and he was correct) so why didn't I do anything about it? Well I didn't tell him that I had gone to see 2 dentists on the NHS who both X-rayed my teeth and found nothing wrong - they both told me to use Sensodyne toothpaste to relieve the pain!
Oct 30th 2009, 8:33 pm
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Re: English or Italian Dentist.
Thanks for the advise 
Nov 5th 2009, 3:14 pm
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Re: English or Italian Dentist.
I would say if you were going to the UK to get the work done on the NHS then I'd recommend getting it done here in Italy. If you have a good private dentist in the UK then fair enough.
For example, having your teeth cleaned on the NHS, it's a quick scrape and clean lasting 5 mins whereas here they do a decent job lasting about 20-30 mins (says the OH).
Depends what you're having done. I had a tooth break in half, so I called up the dentist to fix an appointment the next day. He had a look at it, and 45 mins and €100 later my tooth was reconstructed. He told me that the tooth had micro-fractures, which probably were giving me some pain or increased sensitivity (and he was correct) so why didn't I do anything about it? Well I didn't tell him that I had gone to see 2 dentists on the NHS who both X-rayed my teeth and found nothing wrong - they both told me to use Sensodyne toothpaste to relieve the pain!
For example, having your teeth cleaned on the NHS, it's a quick scrape and clean lasting 5 mins whereas here they do a decent job lasting about 20-30 mins (says the OH).
Depends what you're having done. I had a tooth break in half, so I called up the dentist to fix an appointment the next day. He had a look at it, and 45 mins and €100 later my tooth was reconstructed. He told me that the tooth had micro-fractures, which probably were giving me some pain or increased sensitivity (and he was correct) so why didn't I do anything about it? Well I didn't tell him that I had gone to see 2 dentists on the NHS who both X-rayed my teeth and found nothing wrong - they both told me to use Sensodyne toothpaste to relieve the pain!
