Have we considered that maybe, just maybe, people are risking going abroad for dentistry because the state of dentistry in this country became beyond a joke like a decade ago and absolutely nothing has changed? That maybe not everyone has the money for what dentists here charge? That maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if they hadn’t all left the nhs so they could earn more money?
Also, the last UK dentist I went to did an absolute shocking job. You should see my front fillings, you can visibly see the line. They charged a mint and all.
Shas_Erra on
Alternate take:
Decades of backdoor privatisation of the dental sector has left people unable to get the treatment they want and need in this country
SoiledGrundies on
My Romanian dentist here in the UK inspected a crown I had done in Bangkok earlier this year and said it was top quality. I was working out there and did some research to find a very good dentist.
She also suggested that in her own country Romania the treatment and materials at a good dentist would be exactly the same and a lot cheaper.
South-Stand on
Caterpillar outbreak in east Yorkshire also reported.
InTheEndEntropyWins on
I think people are misunderstanding this article.
“Turkey teeth” is a cosmetic treatment that files down your teeth(fucks them up) and covers them up.
People aren’t going abroad because they need normal dentistry, they are going to for cheap cosmetic treatments.
JimJonesdrinkkoolaid on
I don’t know what to make of these articles.
On one hand I see the point they’re making. On the other though, at times it feels like there has been a lot of articles criticising going abroad for cosmetic surgery. Which makes me wonder if the British cosmetic surgery industry is doing some kind of PR campaign.
Topaz_UK on
‘British dentists put negative spin on British people seeking treatment abroad instead of paying out their arse at one of their practices.’ Fixed the title
Whenever you see a news article such as this – and not saying the content is untrue but certain narratives can be pushed – ask yourself “what does the person gain from pushing said narrative?”. In this case, business. Money.
If a group or individual gain something from pushing their agenda and that thing happens to be money or power, it takes a lot of weight from their argument IMO
PersistentWorld on
I’ve had a lot of dental work done. I had full train tracks at 21 that cost me £125 a month for over two years. At the age of 38 because I still wasn’t happy with how they looked I paid privately again for Invisalign to remedy some of the train track issues (teeth on top still weren’t quite right). This cost me £150 a month for 12 months.
It wasn’t cheap, but also affordable in terms of monthly payments. My teeth are perfect now, they also shaped them and whitened them for free after. No trip to Turkey needed.
Whereareyouimsosorry on
All dentists voted on this. The greed of private dentistry destroyed the NHS back in 2004.
Dry_Sandwich_860 on
I spent years overseas and the most noticeable thing when I returned a few years ago (aside from the absolutely shocking extent of mental health issues and endless discussion of them) was how obviously unwell/messed up most people on the street are. It’s a sign of poverty.
I work where there’s a university that wealthy kids go to. They mostly look healthy and normal. Go a couple of blocks away from campus and everyone is orange with weird teeth and vapes. The poorer ones have got obvious problems (serious acne, problems with teeth, unhealthy-looking skin/hair, limps, etc).
Even though it’s a luxury to get ridiculous veneers that damage natural teeth (and implants, and butt lifts, etc), it’s the kind of thing that people do when they haven’t had access to a decent education and don’t have anything else to aim for. It’s the same with vapes (we’ll all be paying for that crisis at some point). People who will never be able to afford to move out of their parents’ houses and will always be in miserable jobs can and do waste vast amounts on money on this stuff because they don’t know any better and haven’t got hobbies or work aspirations, etc. It’s sad.
Codeworks on
I went private in the UK having had an NHS dentist break my tooth. Worked out about 1200 for ten small fillings, 1k upcoming for a crown. It is a much, much better treatment plan but if my teeth had been worse or I’d needed more I’d have been going to Prague.
FoxyInTheSnow on
It seems like people could save themselves a lot of bother if they invested in some Fuji IX and a kitchen island.
Specific_Future9285 on
Turkish teeth … ah, bless. And they thought they’d look so good.
OfficialGarwood on
Maybe if NHS dentistry wasn’t an absolute mess, people wouldn’t feel the need to have to go and “fix” their teeth in Turkey because the cost of dentistry in the UK is astronomically expensive compared to other places, and it’s almost impossible to get a dentist on the NHS.
The whole thing is a mess.
bookaddixt on
You can definitely still get decent treatment on the NHS, you just have to wait a bit. Find out which dentists accept NHS patients, register and then book an appointment with them – then you’ll only pay NHS prices. But they’ll be for treatment and not cosmetic procedures (I believe).
These are people who are choosing to go abroad to have cosmetic procedures done because they think it’s cheaper than doing it in the UK, and then end up needing them to be replaced.
LOLinDark on
I’m the only one infuriated by the demand put on the NHS by people who can apparently afford and stupidly pay fools to meddle with their bodies?!
The policy should be, afford to have it done, pay to have it finished!
The NHS should not be correcting mistakes of paid clowns abroad – free. The costs of treatment here in the UK are higher priced for a good reason so the price of correcting issues is at that level of expense also. Our health care system shouldn’t need to pick up the tab for those who buy into a less regulated system in another country.
Time for some new laws regarding jetting around then treating the NHS as the soft touch solution to a bad outcome!
yukka_gran on
This would be a much better story if there were pictures.
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One of the silliest headlines ever.
‘Teeth fixed in Turkey’
Have we considered that maybe, just maybe, people are risking going abroad for dentistry because the state of dentistry in this country became beyond a joke like a decade ago and absolutely nothing has changed? That maybe not everyone has the money for what dentists here charge? That maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if they hadn’t all left the nhs so they could earn more money?
Also, the last UK dentist I went to did an absolute shocking job. You should see my front fillings, you can visibly see the line. They charged a mint and all.
Alternate take:
Decades of backdoor privatisation of the dental sector has left people unable to get the treatment they want and need in this country
My Romanian dentist here in the UK inspected a crown I had done in Bangkok earlier this year and said it was top quality. I was working out there and did some research to find a very good dentist.
She also suggested that in her own country Romania the treatment and materials at a good dentist would be exactly the same and a lot cheaper.
Caterpillar outbreak in east Yorkshire also reported.
I think people are misunderstanding this article.
“Turkey teeth” is a cosmetic treatment that files down your teeth(fucks them up) and covers them up.
People aren’t going abroad because they need normal dentistry, they are going to for cheap cosmetic treatments.
I don’t know what to make of these articles.
On one hand I see the point they’re making. On the other though, at times it feels like there has been a lot of articles criticising going abroad for cosmetic surgery. Which makes me wonder if the British cosmetic surgery industry is doing some kind of PR campaign.
‘British dentists put negative spin on British people seeking treatment abroad instead of paying out their arse at one of their practices.’ Fixed the title
Whenever you see a news article such as this – and not saying the content is untrue but certain narratives can be pushed – ask yourself “what does the person gain from pushing said narrative?”. In this case, business. Money.
If a group or individual gain something from pushing their agenda and that thing happens to be money or power, it takes a lot of weight from their argument IMO
I’ve had a lot of dental work done. I had full train tracks at 21 that cost me £125 a month for over two years. At the age of 38 because I still wasn’t happy with how they looked I paid privately again for Invisalign to remedy some of the train track issues (teeth on top still weren’t quite right). This cost me £150 a month for 12 months.
It wasn’t cheap, but also affordable in terms of monthly payments. My teeth are perfect now, they also shaped them and whitened them for free after. No trip to Turkey needed.
All dentists voted on this. The greed of private dentistry destroyed the NHS back in 2004.
I spent years overseas and the most noticeable thing when I returned a few years ago (aside from the absolutely shocking extent of mental health issues and endless discussion of them) was how obviously unwell/messed up most people on the street are. It’s a sign of poverty.
I work where there’s a university that wealthy kids go to. They mostly look healthy and normal. Go a couple of blocks away from campus and everyone is orange with weird teeth and vapes. The poorer ones have got obvious problems (serious acne, problems with teeth, unhealthy-looking skin/hair, limps, etc).
Even though it’s a luxury to get ridiculous veneers that damage natural teeth (and implants, and butt lifts, etc), it’s the kind of thing that people do when they haven’t had access to a decent education and don’t have anything else to aim for. It’s the same with vapes (we’ll all be paying for that crisis at some point). People who will never be able to afford to move out of their parents’ houses and will always be in miserable jobs can and do waste vast amounts on money on this stuff because they don’t know any better and haven’t got hobbies or work aspirations, etc. It’s sad.
I went private in the UK having had an NHS dentist break my tooth. Worked out about 1200 for ten small fillings, 1k upcoming for a crown. It is a much, much better treatment plan but if my teeth had been worse or I’d needed more I’d have been going to Prague.
It seems like people could save themselves a lot of bother if they invested in some Fuji IX and a kitchen island.
Turkish teeth … ah, bless. And they thought they’d look so good.
Maybe if NHS dentistry wasn’t an absolute mess, people wouldn’t feel the need to have to go and “fix” their teeth in Turkey because the cost of dentistry in the UK is astronomically expensive compared to other places, and it’s almost impossible to get a dentist on the NHS.
The whole thing is a mess.
You can definitely still get decent treatment on the NHS, you just have to wait a bit. Find out which dentists accept NHS patients, register and then book an appointment with them – then you’ll only pay NHS prices. But they’ll be for treatment and not cosmetic procedures (I believe).
These are people who are choosing to go abroad to have cosmetic procedures done because they think it’s cheaper than doing it in the UK, and then end up needing them to be replaced.
I’m the only one infuriated by the demand put on the NHS by people who can apparently afford and stupidly pay fools to meddle with their bodies?!
The policy should be, afford to have it done, pay to have it finished!
The NHS should not be correcting mistakes of paid clowns abroad – free. The costs of treatment here in the UK are higher priced for a good reason so the price of correcting issues is at that level of expense also. Our health care system shouldn’t need to pick up the tab for those who buy into a less regulated system in another country.
Time for some new laws regarding jetting around then treating the NHS as the soft touch solution to a bad outcome!
This would be a much better story if there were pictures.