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post #1 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:23am
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It seems that in a socialist inspired attempt to give all dentists the option to buy a boat before Christmas the government has allowed the vast majority of dentists to go private. Thusly the small hole in my tooth that would have cost £30 ($50) to mend, will now cost just over £300 ($500).

I'm having to get a loan to pay a dentist, what has the NHS come to...
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post #2 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:28am
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post #3 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:31am
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Originally Posted by devincf
That is one benefit.

There is no way on earth I'm letting my teeth get bad, ever again. Still got the problem of being gouged by dentists.
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post #4 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:33am
Benefit? Brushing your teeth is the solution. I haven't had a cavity since I was a kid.
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post #5 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:34am
Socialist inspired?
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post #6 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by devincf
Benefit? Brushing your teeth is the solution. I haven't had a cavity since I was a kid.
I already have the hole.

Therefore I need to go to the dentist and get it fixed.

Therefore I will have to pay £300 +... £80 for the checkup, £160 for the filling, £50 to rejoin the dentist who is now private, and £30 for miscellaneous shit like x-rays...

I am but a civil servant, laughably for the NHS, so as such that is a lot of money for me to grab out of thin air.
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post #7 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:37am
Yeah, you have the hole because you don't brush your teeth.
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post #8 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:42am
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Originally Posted by devincf
Yeah, you have the hole because you don't brush your teeth.
And after learning about the high cost of dentristy I'm going to damn well start doing.

Dan: The origin of this is that the government set a ceiling for NHS treatment fees. As such certain treatments were reduced in price, as such the dentists were given the option to go private without as much fuss...and they did.
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post #9 of 21
4/19/06 at 11:48am
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Originally Posted by Spike Marshall
And after learning about the high cost of dentristy I'm going to damn well start doing.
Isn't there some kind of law against the British taking care of their teeth?

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post #10 of 21
4/19/06 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by Spike Marshall
And after learning about the high cost of dentristy I'm going to damn well start doing.
Are you serious? You really don't brush your teeth? That's insane! You're like the guy who doesn't wear sunscreen, spends all day on the beach, then bitches about his horrific sunburn.

I brush my teeth when I wake up, before I go to sleep, and after I eat lunch. I also floss and use listerine at night. And I've never had a cavity, plaque, gingivitis, or any gum/teeth/mouth problem of any kind (excluding my wisdom teeth, which are now gone). And I haven't been to the dentist in probably 7 years.

Take care of your fucking teeth, man! It's, what? Five total minutes out of your day?
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post #11 of 21
4/19/06 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by Joe LeFors
Are you serious? You really don't brush your teeth? That's insane! You're like the guy who doesn't wear sunscreen, spends all day on the beach, then bitches about his horrific sunburn.

I brush my teeth when I wake up, before I go to sleep, and after I eat lunch. I also floss and use listerine at night. And I've never had a cavity, plaque, gingivitis, or any gum/teeth/mouth problem of any kind (excluding my wisdom teeth, which are now gone). And I haven't been to the dentist in probably 7 years.

Take care of your fucking teeth, man! It's, what? Five total minutes out of your day?
I brush my teeth twice a day, obviously I did it haphazardly. We all make mistakes, having to pay £300 to fix a mistake that in the past could have been fixed for £30 is pretty ridiculous though.
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post #12 of 21
4/19/06 at 12:13pm
When they go in to do the work, bite off a few fingers. 300 quid is worth a trophy knuckle or two. Hope your week gets better.
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post #13 of 21
4/19/06 at 12:17pm
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Originally Posted by Spike Marshall
I brush my teeth twice a day, obviously I did it haphazardly. We all make mistakes, having to pay £300 to fix a mistake that in the past could have been fixed for £30 is pretty ridiculous though.
I'd recommend getting one of the fancy electric toothbrushes. They're kind of pricey, but worth it (and cheaper than a trip to the dentist in any event). Also, floss. It really does make a difference.


(Unrelated note: I can't believe my 1,000th post is about floss. But hey, that's what I love about CHUD!)
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post #14 of 21
4/19/06 at 12:37pm
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Originally Posted by Joe LeFors
Are you serious? You really don't brush your teeth? That's insane! You're like the guy who doesn't wear sunscreen, spends all day on the beach, then bitches about his horrific sunburn.

I brush my teeth when I wake up, before I go to sleep, and after I eat lunch. I also floss and use listerine at night. And I've never had a cavity, plaque, gingivitis, or any gum/teeth/mouth problem of any kind (excluding my wisdom teeth, which are now gone). And I haven't been to the dentist in probably 7 years.

Take care of your fucking teeth, man! It's, what? Five total minutes out of your day?
ok, man. you're spending a little too much time brushing your teeth.
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post #15 of 21
4/19/06 at 12:47pm
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Originally Posted by donde
ok, man. you're spending a little too much time brushing your teeth.
Five minutes a day beats the hell out of teeth trouble, my friend. Just ask Spike Marshall!
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post #16 of 21
4/19/06 at 1:37pm
It really pisses me off whenever I hear about the stereotype of bad British teeth, you'd think America was full of perfect pearly whites! From what I've seen of dentists here they're a bunch of half-assed rip off merchants. Fix one thing then fuck up another to get more money!!

I will admit that I'm an Englishman with far from perfect teeth. I blame my phobia of dentists on a bad experience in Australiaa when I was 8. Still, I did wreck his equipment before I got out of there!
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post #17 of 21
4/19/06 at 4:02pm
Oh, no... It sounds like someone's been visited by the Cavity Creeps!



Edited because Comic Book Resources went and got proprietary with their stupid Crest Team Activity Book image. Bastards!
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post #18 of 21
4/19/06 at 4:03pm
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It's going to be a month before they even start looking at my teeth, I really hope this just stays as a cavity and doesn't go down so far as too need a root canal.
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post #19 of 21
4/19/06 at 4:32pm
BRUSH YO TEEF THEN!lol
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post #20 of 21
4/19/06 at 4:36pm
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Originally Posted by Brad Millette
BRUSH YO TEEF THEN!lol
Speaking of 'teef', do they do the whole metal and gems in the teeth thing over on your side of things at this point, Spike? You could get some totally awesome bling in your veneers.
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post #21 of 21
4/19/06 at 4:38pm
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Originally Posted by phoenix_214
Speaking of 'teef', do they do the whole metal and gems in the teeth thing over on your side of things at this point, Spike? You could get some totally awesome bling in your veneers.
The scum would extract my teeth the minute I walked out of the dentist. Leeds is a cesspit of despair and corruption.
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