dentist

flea.rider · 18 May 2020 at 20:51

so cracked a tooth the other night very sore .. rang to day to get it out .. nope covid.... here's some antibiotics
really ... **** em

if your going to close my post tell me why no rules have been broken ?
it's a legit post .. my wife go's to work every day and has many customers .. morrisons petrol station
so why can't a dentist ?
do they earn to much ?or is it skills based ?
shes in harms way so why can't they be ..

Deleted member 77746 · 18 May 2020 at 20:56

A local denist might not be open, however a central royal NHS one might be. Nothing worse than a toothache.

flea.rider · 18 May 2020 at 20:58

mrbell1984 said:
A local denist might not be open, however a central royal NHS one might be. Nothing worse than a toothache.

yeah thats who i went to .. but everthing done over the phone ... din't even see me ...
got the script by knocking on the door was told to step back .. and he handed it to me .. ffs

Deleted member 77746 · 18 May 2020 at 20:59

flea.rider said:
yeah thats who i went to .. but everthing done over the phone ... din't even see me ...

That's crazy, I don't think you will be able to do anything if there isn't any open. I would be tempted to call a little further a field.

robfosters · 18 May 2020 at 21:00

I need one too. Got a swollen sore gum. No ones open, so I’ll just douse it in corsodyl for a few days. Normally helps. Good stuff that Corsodyl.

.Lethal · 18 May 2020 at 21:02

flea.rider said:
so cracked a tooth the other night very sore .. rang to day to get it out .. nope covid.... here's some antibiotics
really ... **** em

if your going to close my post tell me why no rules have been broken ?
it's a legit post .. my wife go's to work every day and has many customers .. morrisons petrol station
so why can't a dentist ?
do they earn to much ?or is it skills based ?
shes in harms way so why can't they be ..

Morrison's have measures in place to protect staff as best they can. Their also essential workers. A Dentist will stick their face over your mouth to carry out their work. Bit of a difference there mate.

Take the antibiotics, and any pain relief you might have.

Muban · 18 May 2020 at 21:06

It's one of the highest risk jobs https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...k-exposure-occupations-security-a9515721.html

flea.rider · 18 May 2020 at 21:11

Muban said:
It's one of the highest risk jobs https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...k-exposure-occupations-security-a9515721.html

and so are many others but they still get done ..

ttaskmaster · 18 May 2020 at 21:19

Doctors' and nurses' jobs specifically require them to be exposed to potentially dangerous and infectious diseases. Their role and the support facilities will be structured around that, because it's just a normal job hazard.
Dentists are not so required and more so their support staff, so their services have been curtailed a great deal.

The official word by which dentists should abide: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavi...ter-for-primary-dental-care-25-march-2020.pdf

Long story short, you're not likely to die from a broken tooth and the reduction in dental services will likely not result in a high percentage of the population greatly suffering.
It's a statistics game.

Slam62 · 18 May 2020 at 21:30

Tbh just determine if it is a necessary visit then test for cv19 prior to visit.

Muban · 18 May 2020 at 21:34

flea.rider said:
and so are many others but they still get done ..

The tone of your original post and your reply to mine speaks volumes. I'll put it down to having a painful tooth with can make a person very irritable. Admittedly I didn't put any explanation along with the link but really didn't think I'd need to.

Deleted member 77746 · 18 May 2020 at 21:39

Muban said:
The tone of your original post and your reply to mine speaks volumes. I'll put it down to having a painful tooth with can make a person very irritable. Admittedly I didn't put any explanation along with the link but really didn't think I'd need to.

It's the worst kind of pain. Sometimes no matter what you have it can't take it away. Horrible thing.

robfosters · 18 May 2020 at 21:42

mrbell1984 said:
It's the worst kind of pain. Sometimes no matter what you have it can't take it away. Horrible thing.

It is awful. I have had many painful operations and procedures over the years. Toothache is the only pain that’s actually made me cry.

Muban · 18 May 2020 at 21:47

mrbell1984 said:
It's the worst kind of pain. Sometimes no matter what you have it can't take it away. Horrible thing.

I don't disagree, it's the second worst pain I've ever experienced.

Puzzled · 18 May 2020 at 21:52

Sat behind a plastic screen is not the same as literally sticking your face by someone's mouth.

Perhaps when dentists get proper PPE then they'll go back.

Destination · 18 May 2020 at 22:22

You can ring back, say the pain has become worse or not improved, and ask for referral onwards to a UDC, and urgent dental care centre.
These have been established around the country to deal with those in pain, traumas, swelling etc.
Request referral to one.
They should be able to accommodate you, although you may have to travel.

Jean-F · 18 May 2020 at 23:11

I had a check-up scheduled last month, dentist receptionist called me to say it had been cancelled due to Covid-19, but added, “Any emergency comes up, call and we’ll fit you in, probably the same day.”

McPhee · 18 May 2020 at 23:13

I had root canal on a tooth last year. It collapsed during the first week of lockdown. Got a "no" from the dentist when I asked for an appointment. So I've had temporary fillings on there since. But those caused my gum to redden and swell. So now it's just an open tooth.

Probably going to wind up in dental hospital for an extraction when things are back to normal. The stump of tooth that's left is a bit shorter than it was 8 weeks ago...

Janesy B · 18 May 2020 at 23:39

flea.rider said:
so cracked a tooth the other night very sore .. rang to day to get it out .. nope covid.... here's some antibiotics
really ... **** em

if your going to close my post tell me why no rules have been broken ?
it's a legit post .. my wife go's to work every day and has many customers .. morrisons petrol station
so why can't a dentist ?
do they earn to much ?or is it skills based ?
shes in harms way so why can't they be ..

Does the wife reach into people's mouths during her shift at Morrisons?

Yas786 · 19 May 2020 at 06:21

Puzzled said:
Sat behind a plastic screen is not the same as literally sticking your face by someone's mouth.

Perhaps when dentists get proper PPE then they'll go back.

This pretty much, my missus is a dentist and she wants to get back to work as she’s not making any money. She’s a private dentist that contracts out to the surgery she works in. So at the moment I’m the breadwinner in the house.
But until they can get proper PPE and figure out how to do social distancing, then she and other dentists will not be going back to work.