Dentists

We all love to hate going to the dentist, and really, whats not to like, a stranger sticks his rubberised fingers into your mouth while you lay on your back staring at the ceiling in safety specs feeling a right twit and worrying if despite 4 brushings this morning you might still have bad breath. However, most of us grudgingly accept the need to go to the dentist, and then comes the tricky part. Finding one. Around where I am you can't get onto the books of an NHS dentist for love nor money, so if you have one, hang on tight. After a few weeks of looking for someone with availability I found a private dentist. He's a nice enough chap, and I can ...  Read the complete review

I have a very very real phobia for of Dental Surgeries, but I have found that I am in a unique position- the dentists are afraid of me- very very afraid. They are so afraid that they refused to treat me, including my local Hospital- they just were not willing to treat me. One London Hospital also declined, in fact it took me five years to finally find a dentist that was willing to look after me- so ten out of ten to the special needs department at Eastman Dental Hospital in Grays Inn Road London, who took me under their care and gave me what can only be described as excellent service. I am sure by now you are asking why - let me explain - I was in a ...  Read the complete review

Maxident clinic 161 Bromley Road Catford London SE6 Dentist in Question: Mr S Patel Treatment: Private cleaning + Polishing (£50) Examination (£16) Date:09/09/09 I normally see another Dentist ,up until this time i have had no problems at this practice.Mr Shane Patel injected my gums to numb me up(i have never needed to be numb for this procedure before).I only went numb AFTER the cleaning/polishing so i was really distracted and couldn't check his work.The teeth cleaning/polishing was incomplete , poorly done e.g. he only cleaned 2 of my teeth on the inside of my mouth. When you PAY for a private cleaning poilshing you ...  Read the complete review

I was so amazed when I moved to this area of Northampton from another town as I expected I would have to go private having had to give up my life long NHS dentists where I grew up however I was fortunate enough to ring Duston Dental Practice when they were taking on NHS patients and as such I get my treatment at a cheaper rate than a private dentists. The practice itself is located in a large converted house on the high street and houses a number of dentists, one of the downsides with being an NHS patient is that I never get to see the same dentist twice, I reckon in fact I get the trainee dentists on my annual check up however as my teeth are generally in ...  Read the complete review

This review is about my very real phobia about visiting the dentist. I hope it will help you to understand something about phobic reactions and may help if you have any phobias. Last Sunday I woke up with toothache. I felt severe pain and dread! I am phobic about visiting dentists. I don't mean I don't like it very much, I mean I am phobic! Palpitations, nausea, panic, irrational thoughts, bizarre avoidance techniques, you name it, I'd gone through it! I knew exactly why I was phobic, I had some very unpleasant abusive childhood experiences which I wont go into here. I had also attended a dentist when I was about twelve years old who had ...  Read the complete review