teeth fillings

[lilypoppyfre]

I recently enquired about removing some amalgam tooth fillings and changing them for white fillings. As it is considered cosmetic dentistry, I consulted a private dentist and was sent a 10 pages documents telling me about the different procedures.

The precautions taken to make sure that the mercury was safely extracted were on par with those in an operating theatre ( be-goggled, be-gloved, be-gowned, with air filters,etc...) .

The basic price for 4 one-surface teeth is over £1,000 excluding the (obligatory) pre and post visits with the hygienist ( £ 105 an hour ) .

can anybody tell me if those prices are the norm ? The dentist practice is in Yorkshire.

[woofgang]

I pay 40 quid for a hygienist visit and that's in mega expensive hampshire. Pre and post treatment hygienist visits aren't mandatory but I do go every six months.

[wolf63]

If you Google "average private dental charges" you will see lots of websites which give this information. I had a quick look at the first one but there was nothing like the treatment that you mention. Good luck in your search.

[boxtops]

It depends on which teeth it is, back teeth cost more than front, etc. I paid £300 recently for a molar to be refilled - the mercury one had cracked so he replaced it with white filling.

[Dee Sa]

get it done abroad, France I believe is the nearest for cheaper dentistry, I enquired about inplants and they quoted over here, £2000 per tooth, got them done in Poona, India for about £300 per tooth, and there was a family of 5 from Hawaii all having theirs done at the same dentist. The dental clinic was so modern it looked like the inside of a spacecraft and you could watch the work being done on a tv screen that came down from the ceiling [ not me I am too squeamish !]
Dentists ove here charge too much for private work.

[4getmenot]

my dentists did my fillings in white anyway

[B00]

And they wonder why we're a nation of bad teeth. No sod can afford to get 'em sorted!

[lilypoppyfre]

many thanks for your input, Woofgang, Wolf63, Boxtopsm Deesa, 4Getmenot, Boo.

I think that I might see what prices are charged in Lancashire (near enough to go regularly ) or even Scotland ( a good reason to go on mini-breaks up there ! ).....I might consider the dentist's prices but not his hygienist's......

many thanks for taking the time to answer my question, I really do appreciate it.