dentist

[zzxxee]

my partner is absolutlet terrified of the dentist the last one he went to see he nearly hit him...... he desperatley needs a filling any ideas on who he can see that deals with nervous people?

[showcatbenga]

As your partner behaves in such an uncontrollable way it sounds as if he has a serious phobia - what about asking your GP for a referral for help? There are dentists who specialise in very nervous patients & your GP should be able to access this info.

[bednobs]

in our area we have a sedation clinic for nervous patients - you have to pay for it though

[zzxxee]

how much???

[bednobs]

no idea, ive neer needed it. If you are exempt from NHS charges it's free though - a referral goes through your dentist

[Jugglering]

I also had a *serious fear of dentists* until I met my current one... she has restored my faith in them (which I had lost for about 30 years). You need to ring around a few local dentists, explain the problem and ask them if they can help him out. Dentists these days are very well aware of the *drill* phobia etc and are very sympathetic and able to offer a much better service than the one your partner probably had as a child (when the problem started, I expect).

I had fillings with NO anaesthetic when I was a kid - no wonder I was put off going to see the dentist until I was in my early 40's when I discovered that modern dentistry does not approve of this sort of treatment !

[Ice.Maiden]

Zzxxee - I always have sedation when I go to the dentist's. It costs me �90 a time - but SO worth it. Some dentists'll charge you for the sedation, but then you can have any treatment needed on the NHS, which'd make the total a lot less than if you were paying for it all. My own dentist'll also stagger the payments for patients who may not be able to afford the sedation costs in one go. I hope your partner gets sorted out.

[terambulan]

Wat a wimp.....dentists are painless today......the only bit that hurts is the bill!

NHS have waiting lists...too long for aching filling.

Modern dentists apply anniseed to chill the gum in preparation for freezing by needle...no pain, no gain!

I pinch my leg (brain is confused at pain location) and release pinch when finished. Mind over matter......tell him to stop being a woss!

[fenultimate]

I can sympathise entirely because I have form for thumping a dentist (slightly) I was cured when I went in the Navy and had no choice about getting teeth seen to. The Naval Dentist dabbled in hypnosis and I have had no fear since.

[zzxxee]

funny you should mention navy my partner is an ex royal marine and would do extra duties rather than see the dentist

[zzxxee]

hardly a woss it stems from when he was a kid and had 8 teeth ripped out with no anesetic i need helpful answers not idiotic comments

[terambulan]

If he is tries the anniseed ointment, from Boots, he will see how numbing it can be. Then maybe he will be confident that there are such products to make dentistry pain-free. Sorry for the woss comment. Wasn't aware of his past experiences.

[Ice.Maiden]

You JEST, terambulan! I was always fine at the dentist's until one time, even after 5 injections, I could feel everything that was being done. Ever since, anaesthetic doesn't take on me properly, so that's why I'm sedated first. If anyone thinks it's just all been in my mind, or some phobia which's stopping the stuff from working - they're wrong. When I had my first baby, the epidural didn't work either, even when topped up. Thinking it was a fluke, I opted for one when my second child was born, and the same thing happened.