End O f An Era

[debris4spike]

Sorry I haven't been around much, but my tooth has caused me a lot of pain.  It slowly eased as the week progressed, but I felt slightly poorly, slightly "off" ... I put it down to all the pain killers I was swallowing.

However today I saw my dentist (well, not mine as she is off on maternity leave) and he said that the dentist that I saw on Sunday had the correct tooth, but the tooth itself was totally infected so it had to come out.  That took a bit of time as I have over-crowding and it was impacted ... but the tooth is out and I now have a very sore mouth again.  But the weird health feelings have gone.

As to my title ... I am 51 and that tooth had been in my mouth 46 - 47 years as it was a retained baby tooth.  So, sad to say Goodbye ... and I didn't even get it so I could put it under my pillow for the tooth fairy to collect.

My other "moan" is that in England children get dental treatment for free .... so shouldn't I have had that treatment done free!!

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Anyway, if I have missed anything in the last few days let me know.

On a side note - 1 year ago today it was M&D's Diamond Anniversary - we had photos in the garden ... today it is 2'C and howling gales ... "What a difference a year makes"

Comments

[diebirchen.livejournal.com]

My year in England gave me both good feelings and bad about the National Health. I can't speak for now, since I was there in 1975-6, but the dental exams for both my children, from the time the first got in the chair till the time the second was out of the chair, was a total of about 8 minutes. A decent exam in that time is not possible. There are many things I found better in England than here, but good preventive dental care was not one of them.

[debris4spike]

Under National Health we have 3 payments - £17.50 for check-up and/or one filling. One extraction and/or 4 fillings £48.00 ... anything more is £90 (I think)

Yes, our examination is quick ... but I am pleased with that as I am a wimp when it comes to dentists!!! Not everyone can get National Health treatment so it can be pricey.

[ezagaaikwe.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am sorry for your pain, dear Deb.

[debris4spike]

Thanks - it got worse the day after, but now I'm on antibiotics, so am beginning to feel fully better now.

[cordykitten]

*thinks* We had to pay 10 Euros when the dentist had to work (make a filling etc.) otherwise it's (almost) free.

That reminds me to check my mail (I was at the dentist too):

The doctor plans two crown / caps because those teeth are mostly fillings, not much tooth left.

I've got a cost budget today: Dentist: 542,00 Euro; laboratory 460,00 Euro.
The insurance (Krankenkasse) pays 300 Euro so that's around 700 for me when I use porcelain. If I read this invoice plan thing right, using metal would cost me 200 Euro?

It's very complicated, the whole thing. The insurance pays a certain amount, you pay the rest here. That's why I've got an extra teeth insurance. But I have to ask if they pay the whole amount when using metal. Oh and they use a German laboratory. There is one that has stuff produced from abroad, that would be cheaper too. Complicated, eh?

But having the pain stop should be make the loss of the tooth sweeter. (I'd rather keep them too and have them crowned/cap but when the tooth is too bad you can't do a thing.)

*sends hugs*

[debris4spike]

Under National Health we have 3 payments - £17.50 for check-up and/or one filling. One extraction and/or 4 fillings £48.00 ... anything more is £90 (I think)

I think a basic crown is the top price ... but haven't had any crowns recently since they did this basic pricing. However if you want any gold in the teeth you have to pay privately.

[cordykitten]

Basic stuff is paid by the Krankenkasse (insurance) too but you still have to pay a bit. But I've found out that my private insurance pays only up to 90% - I'd thought they would pay it all. Nope.

The normal fillings fall under the things the Krankenkasse insurance pays. But I remember that I had to pay for fillings too with my previous dentist. Not with my new one (I wonder why?), I don't have to pay for fillings yet.
With 4 fillings for translated to 56,73 Euro that's cheaper like what I paid back then. But we don't have to pay for Check-up any longer. That is around 20 Euro's today, that is again double of what he had to pay but only if the doctor had to do some work. Just checking and nothing found didn't costs.

Very complicated and not easy to compare, both systems. I wouldn't mind if it was easier and cheaper for us all. But I fear the system would break down then, huh?