tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post9009060481443319414..comments2023-11-25T01:12:34.326+00:00Comments on Benefit Scrounging Scum: Delightful Dentistry!BenefitScroungingScumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08939136229593231935noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-72380074395572466492009-05-20T07:31:58.039+01:002009-05-20T07:31:58.039+01:00I've not seen a NHS dentist in seven years my wife...I've not seen a NHS dentist in seven years my wife after ten years has now been given an appointment, my young grandson has all his teeth removed at the age of ten, he is now to have all his second teeth removed because we failed to find any dentist willing to take him on private or NHS. Wales ois shocking for dentists.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05186557603493331701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-17421921192577967462009-05-20T07:01:20.793+01:002009-05-20T07:01:20.793+01:00It's funny, I always thought that local anaestheti...It's funny, I always thought that local anaesthetics were pretty hopeless too. The last time I had dental work, I ended up with a nerve block so that he could pull the tooth that needed it. Sure I was numb to my eyebrows, but I wasn't in pain. A far cry from when I was in school and seeing the school dentist. After 5-6 injections (and I was still feeling pain) she told you 'you can't <I>possibly</I> feel anything' and proceeded to fill the tooth anyway. I've had very few holes, but my back teeth were all a little deformed and needed drilling out and rebuilding. Not really my idea of fun that.Veronicahttp://somedaywewillsleep.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-70317651672532874622009-05-20T00:23:46.201+01:002009-05-20T00:23:46.201+01:00Humph as a fellow EDSer I am jealous they are seei...Humph as a fellow EDSer I am jealous they are seeing you (although obviously pleased on your behalf) I had a tooth out on Thursday, being 11 years older my erosions despite having the same sugar loathing mummy it seems as you, have taken their toll along with other bizarre ramifications such as extra roots on teeth etc that EDS has had. Perhaps its my lack of PHD but my dentist who is South African and abrupt informs me that I am already receiving special treatment due to extreme medical circumstances. i missed an appointment due to me having shingles and being too ill to remember to cancel appointment. So when I arrived on Thursday dentist 'forgot' temporarily that I don't respond to local anasthesia etc and despite six injections pulled tooth out and it broke off. Severe PAIN. he stated that he had forgotten I was the patient with EDS this is not true he was paying me back for his lost time and no money bearing in mind he has already told me mid treatment that I am not worth his while. You hang on to these people bearing in mind you needed not a filling etc you were lucky indeed to receive the red carpet treatment. Lucky you. <br /><br /> To louise bolton - I have a husband and son with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and understand entirely what you mean when you say people think every type of seizure is of the grand mal variety, if they only knew! To date i believe there is over 120 plus different type of seizures, I think of which and this is only a personal opinion in truth much of the population have had some minor type of which at some time or other they just don't know it. I empathise entirely with your post. <br /><br />To BG - lets hope they clean your teeth there as despite the fact I am entitled to free denistry it seems not the hygenist even though I paid forty squids for a half treatment last time as apparently the trauma it causes to EDS is mammoth and don't I know it, haven't been back for the second time as the still getting over the first. <br /><br />By the way my EDS mouth looks like I have done ten rounds with Mike Tyson, and am still on a liquid diet to help jaw spasms as tooth pulling causes jaw dislocations, er yes thought they knew that from last time.<br /><br />If I have a general anasthetic the norm is board etc. also there is always two anesthastists there to be on the safe side.<br /><br />Glad your near enough to receive the specialist services and sorry for vitriolic post but EDS dentists and me do not get on. <br /><br />Perhaps next time the journey from the car park will seem worth it for the respect you are getting.<br /><br />Am off to blog where I won't feel guilty about using space to bitch about EDS and dentists!!<br /><br />If anyone medical is reading this, do check very carefully your eds patient;s history and offer prophyalactic (sp) if they have any mention of heart problems at all, endocarditis (sorry spelling again) makes people ill!<br /><br />Thank you for letting me comment BG.Acheloishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489197508242501952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-17569387742529510682009-05-20T00:12:21.037+01:002009-05-20T00:12:21.037+01:00Well done you. It sounds as though you impressed t...Well done you. It sounds as though you impressed them as much as they impressed you!Dave the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14347556208368236933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-31143563061285850632009-05-19T21:17:00.000+01:002009-05-19T21:17:00.000+01:00AS from June by brother in law joins the team ther...AS from June by brother in law joins the team there. And if he is anything to go by as a dentist no wonder you think they are good.<br />xxFire Byrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477692359400671374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-43804355164891890792009-05-19T18:59:00.000+01:002009-05-19T18:59:00.000+01:00Really pleased to hear it went well for you and wh...Really pleased to hear it went well for you and what a relief to also get someone who knows that they are talking about.<br /><br />You rock by the way no wonder he asked you to do a speech you will be amazing if your writing is anything to go by...xxDark Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01041020755058214988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-29968417815943429632009-05-19T17:07:00.000+01:002009-05-19T17:07:00.000+01:00I am SO glad to hear that you had a good experienc...I am SO glad to hear that you had a good experience with the Dental people. further - that they've asked you to speak to the students about EDS. That's amazingly cool. And SO forward thinking for what is normally assumed to be a rather stodgy establishment. well done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34940564.post-92028288711887820702009-05-19T17:01:00.000+01:002009-05-19T17:01:00.000+01:00I was fascinating to read this post. Whenever I go...I was fascinating to read this post. Whenever I go for my twice-yearly check-up, I always, but always get asked about my epilepsy. The info is all there on the computer but they never check it. If they did, they'd know the chance of me having a seizure doing treatment is really tiny. More annoyingly, although I have tonic-clonic seizures (ie, the full-blown, classic type) dental staff always seem to assume that's the only type of epileptic seizure. And not everyone has the same symptoms for certain seizure types...Louise Bolotinhttp://louisebolotin.comnoreply@blogger.com