Over 50's club

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runnyeyes May 2018 9:45am, 27 May 2018 1,372 posts	0 runnyeyes Big thumbs up for good dentists from me. Dreadful childhood experiences ( actual dentist name Mr Savage 😫) make me SO appreciative of how it is now.
steve45 May 2018 11:25am, 27 May 2018 2,580 posts	0 steve45 Thank goodness that dentistry has progressed so much. The experience of "gas" as a kid in the early 1960's and a dentist who was also a "savage" (!) prevented me from going to a dentist again for twenty years. Luckily my parents instilled in me a strong awareness of keeping one's teeth clean and my teeth, except for a filling or two, were ok.
Velociraptor May 2018 11:35am, 27 May 2018 38,340 posts	0 Velociraptor I very much approve of how much more "hands-off" and conservative dentistry has become over the years.
Eynsham Red May 2018 6:22pm, 27 May 2018 2,917 posts	0 Eynsham Red My childhood dentist would give us a packet of sweet cigarettes after our checkups! In hindsight he was probably investing in the future!
Garfield May 2018 7:13pm, 27 May 2018 9,012 posts	0 Garfield I need to find a dentist...it's been a while since I last visited one and I'm probably due for a good cleaning.
hillstrider May 2018 1:33pm, 28 May 2018 5,028 posts	0 hillstrider You will be lucky if you are able to find a National Health Practice. Mine used to do national health treatment, but it is private treatment only now. Steve45, I remember the school clinic dentist, removing teeth after scaring the life out of me by holding a gas mask over my face.There was no warning, he just pushed it on to me. I remember trying to push it away. The drill was operated by a foot pedal and the speed of the drill was dependent on how quickly he moved his foot up and down. Also, no pain killing injections for fillings. It's a wonder I wasn't put off dentists for life.
Garfield May 2018 3:56pm, 28 May 2018 9,014 posts	0 Garfield I'm not holding my breath re NH practice. I used to go to one in Bristol over 20 years ago...and I did visit a private one locally but then they put their prices up and my teeth were fine, so stopped going for a good while.
Lip Gloss May 2018 3:59pm, 28 May 2018 29,653 posts	0 Lip Gloss I still have a NHS practice and go religiously every 6 months incase I'm struck off and then it will be hard to find another.
Eynsham Red May 2018 5:42pm, 28 May 2018 2,922 posts	0 Eynsham Red I’ve jiggered around over the years finding NHS practices when my existing practice’s went private. Eventually I got fed up and stayed with the last practice that went private simply because I have a good deal of faith in the work and decisions made by my dentist. I still go every six months.
BanjoBax May 2018 6:17pm, 28 May 2018 4,558 posts	0 BanjoBax My childhood NHS dentist was excellent, remember gas too. NHS dentist I ended up with as a young adult was pretty poor, especially in comparison, he had a constant stream of newly qualified dentists work in his practice, I had appointments with them, all better than him to varying degrees! Went private when got together with MrsBanjo, she'd already been private with a very good dentist, having been traumatized by the same poor dentist I'd had.