Why are mercury fillings problematic?
Two European countries have now banned mercury amalgam fillings, and America’s health regulator recently issued new advice about how they may harm pregnant women and developing children. So why do British officials seem unconcerned? Apart from the health issues, metal fillings do not look nice. You can get those fillings changed over to new white […]
Why travel for dental treatment?
While increasingly popular, travelling abroad for dental treatment is still a fairly new concept to a lot of us from the UK, and those looking into dental tourism inherently have a variety of concerns. This post addresses some of the common concerns that patients have about dental treatment abroad: A. The security of Travelling to […]
Irish Dentists say cutbacks will cause denture rations
From the Independent.ie Dentists yesterday warned that dentures will be rationed for medical card holders in a bid to save money. Schoolchildren with decaying teeth were being left untreated after the closure of a number of HSE-run dental clinics across the country due to a shortage of dentists, the Irish Dental Association added. In many […]
NHS Dentistry vs Travelling Abroad
A damning report out this month has shown that the NHS dentistry shake-up has been a complete disaster. The reforms – designed to improve NHS dental services – have done the complete opposite. The report shows that: Almost 1 million fewer people are being treated on the health service since the changes. Standards of care […]
Fear of hospital-acquired infections is driving NHS patients abroad for treatment
Record numbers of Londoners are abandoning the NHS and travelling abroad for dental treatment through https://dentalholiday.co.uk Fear over infection from superbugs is now a major reason for them opting to go private instead of receiving treatment on the NHS. Our patients report also a growing lack of confidence in the NHS – nearly two thirds […]
UK patients abroad
Record numbers of British patients are travelling abroad for dental treatment because of the high costs and long waiting time for treatment in Britain. The growth in dental tourism is being fueled by cut-price private treatment, offered in combination with spa breaks. Hundreds of people traveled abroad to our clinic for treatment in 2007. High […]
British Dentists cannot deliver modern, preventive care
Statistics published today offer further evidence that the Government’s 2006 reforms are failing to achieve their aim of improving access to NHS dentistry. The figures, published by The Information Centre, show that more than half a million people across England have lost access to NHS dentistry since the implementation of reforms in April 2006:• 28,145,000 […]
The Tooth
Top fact: 97% of patients who traveled abroad to receive dental treatment from us were thrilled with the results. The average cost savings of flying to Slovakia for dental treatment: £3,200 in money, 65% savings over local treatment. This isn’t news to a lot of people, especially residents of Piestany spa. Dental treatment is not […]
Dental system crisis
The soaring cost of dental treatment has been blamed for millions of Britons having teeth in shockingly poor state, a new report has found. More than 11 million adults have not seen a dentist over the past two years because they could not afford to have a check-up. Almost 8 million patients admitted they refused […]
1 in 7 brits say their dental health is very poor
One in seven Britons admit their dental health is poor or extremely poor, according to a market research poll of 1,000 patients aged 16 to 64. More than half have one or two teeth missing. The survey did not show whether patients had NHS or private care, but many still found the costs too high. […]