wotsit Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Hi, Anyone have any advice ,opinions on the best dentists NHS or private before I register.Dental plans, expenses, treatment stories good or bad, and diffences of a eg crown being done on NHS or private in quality ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Yes, yes, yes...... Lerwick Dental Pratice - I can only say good things about them. They are efficient, kind and caring. Also appointments are easy to get!Me, my teeth, my families teeth are very impressed! Edited January 31, 2018 by Frances144 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsit Posted January 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Hi, thanks for that. What about dental plans. I know you get what you pay for sometimes, but is there a real difference between treatments. If there is not much difference is there any point going private ? Edited January 31, 2018 by wotsit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances144 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I have no idea what a dental plan is. I go, they do their stuff, I pay very little considering. wotsit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupine Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) +1 for Lerwick Dental Practice, they're amazing. Just pay-as-you-go on the NHS, unless your teeth are made of polystyrene or something. Edited January 31, 2018 by lupine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sga Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 As someone who failed to look after his teeth when he was younger I have pretty good experience with a few of the Lerwick dentists. The NHS dentists at Montfeild were all excellent but it's impossible to get an appointment there now. I ended up at the Lerwick dental practice where even after about 5 appointments and all the time off work that entailed they failed to fix my toothache. I went to Dental Shetland to try and get an appointment there, he took me in right away and fixed the two teeth that were giving me trouble. I had to go back a few times to get root canal and a crown. They don't do NHS so it is more expensive but I'd say for someone with more serious troubles they are very good with highly experienced dentists. If your teeth are in good shape and you just need the odd filling and check up then try to get on the NHS at the Lerwick Dental Practice as it is much cheaper. it's no fault of their dentists I just find the NHS does not allocate enough time for the dentists to carry out more serious stuff. No idea about dental plans though sorry. wotsit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 I used to use Denplan. Pay £14 a month and all treatments were covered, and a scale and polish every 6 months Not sure if this is used up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotsit Posted February 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Thanks, that sounds really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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