What are your experiences with getting NHS and private dental treatment? I had a chat with community member John Ward to see if our experiences matched.
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Patrick and John get their teeth into dentistry
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Why I didn’t visit my dentist for two years
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I used to like going to the dentist. What’s not to like about getting your teeth pampered? Yes, sometimes there’s drilling, but it’s nice to walk away feeling confident about your smile. But then there’s the cost….
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Boots health checks – are you happy to pay?
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If you live near some branches of Boots, you can now pop in and get a sore throat check for £7.50 or a skin cancer check for £35. But how happy would you be to pay for health services you can also get free on the NHS?
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How do you ease the pain of paying for dental treatment?
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A trip to the dentist can be an unnerving affair – the thought of all those peculiar instruments, and then after that angst there’s the bill to pay too. So what’s the best way to spread the costs of dental treatment?
How do you choose your toothpaste?
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Choosing toothpaste should be one of life’s simpler decisions. But with more than a hundred varieties on sale promising everything from cavity prevention to teeth whitening, how do you decide which is best?
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Your view: finding an NHS dentist
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Strangely, I used to loved going to our NHS dentist as a child. Maybe it was the free lolly they gave you (not something you can imagine dentists encouraging these days). Still, at least I was able to visit an NHS dentist.
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Struggling to find an NHS dentist?
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How easy is it to find out which NHS dentist in your area can give you an appointment? We’ve found that getting accurate information can be a real struggle.
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Clean Up Dental Costs: a view from the regulators
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As we launch a campaign to Clean Up Dental Costs, the General Dental Council tells us about the dentistry standards it enforces across the industry and how it takes action. Find out more in this guest post from the GDC:
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Have you been left mystified by a visit to the dentist?
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If you’ve been left confused by a trip to your NHSÂ dentist, we’d love you to share your experience. Are you clear about what your treatment will cost before you have it?
Your view: electric toothbrushes take the prize
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Last week we asked you whether you use an electric or manual toothbrush. As the referee of that debate, I have to award team electric the winners. But it was a valiant effort by the manual underdogs.
Electric or manual toothbrush? I’m at a floss
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I’m sure all of you brush your teeth at least two times a day, but what’s your tool of choice? Do you opt for an electric or a manual brush? Here’s Patrick and Adam going head-to-head in the Great British Brush Off…
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Rotten advice from my dentist didn’t fill me with confidence
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I recently needed an emergency appointment with a dentist; any dentist I could see. But the advice I received shocked me more than the problem itself, especially after learning that I had probably been misinformed.
Can a Dental Payment Plan make pulling teeth less painful?
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Many people choose dental treatment on the NHS due to the lower prices. Yet others prefer the choice and quality available with private dental care. So could Dental Payment Plans make private prices easier to stomach?
Electric vs manual toothbrushes – which gets your pick?
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Have you given up on your manual toothbrush and become an electric convert? We looked at the research to try and determine if electric really is better than a manual, or whether it’s all just in the brushing technique.