Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
IT STARTED with a chicken drumstick. I was chewing away quite happily on a bone dipped in delicious barbecue sauce when, oh dear, my upper right tooth cracked and bits started coming out.
It wasn?t in the best of shape beforehand but it was the bone that delivered the killer blow. A sharp piece of tooth remained, digging into the inside of my cheek. It was all very painful, even after taking paracetamol. So what to do?
I am not registered with a dentist so I called NHS Direct on an 0845 number and was asked several questions. I was told that my local NHS emergency dental centre would call me back shortly and arrange a time within the next six hours when a dentist could see me. About an hour later, after I had paid an ?18 fee, I was lying in the dentist?s chair ready for treatment.
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/424518/Sad-decay-NHS-dentistry
It wasn?t in the best of shape beforehand but it was the bone that delivered the killer blow. A sharp piece of tooth remained, digging into the inside of my cheek. It was all very painful, even after taking paracetamol. So what to do?
I am not registered with a dentist so I called NHS Direct on an 0845 number and was asked several questions. I was told that my local NHS emergency dental centre would call me back shortly and arrange a time within the next six hours when a dentist could see me. About an hour later, after I had paid an ?18 fee, I was lying in the dentist?s chair ready for treatment.
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/424518/Sad-decay-NHS-dentistry