Dental Prices

mcgovern56

Hello all
My local dentist told me yesterday that I need 9 fillings each costing 100 quid each. Would it be cheaper to go up north? Does anyone know the prices there or any dentisits that'll do it MUCH cheaper than that?

Any advice is much appreciated

Cheers

davo10

Are they on your front teeth or back?, are they all white or are they silver?

mcgovern56

They're on my back teeth and are silver. Does it make a difference?

davo10

Yes, a small occlusal cavity on the biting surface is quite quick to fill with amalgam and not too expensive, a large multisurface filling takes longer, more clinical time needed, more costs incurred, a large composite (white) filling takes longer again and materials are more expensive. All fillings are not the same price, even in the North, that is why all clinics have price ranges rather than set prices.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Depends on how much a 4 days holidays are worth to you and 400 euro in fuel or travel? I am sure the dentist will give you a small discount if you have several done at the one time.

fiedor

You can ask about prices ***mnod edit no names allowed** . She has good prices

btkm8unsl0w5r4

derealbadger

Jovanni Noisy Aardvark wrote: »

Depends on how much a 4 days holidays are worth to you and 400 euro in fuel or travel? I am sure the dentist will give you a small discount if you have several done at the one time.

why do you need to take 4 days holiday to go to northern ireland and we are not all dentists so us mere mortals drive cars that that can go all the way up north and back for under 400 yoyos what are you driving up there a merc AMG 6.3 pulling your boat
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yobr

Jovanni Noisy Aardvark wrote: »

Depends on how much a 4 days holidays are worth to you and 400 euro in fuel or travel?

The length of time and the costs of travel are dependent on where the op is located. I have not seen him/her give a location yet? Therefore we cannot assume a certain level of costs or time will be involved ...Also, if you check on the link below you might also find dentists in N.I who are open late at night and possibly Saturday....

http://www.whatclinic.com/dentists/northern-ireland

btkm8unsl0w5r4

9 fillings will take several appointments. You have to factor in the journey and very strong sterling. Attacking me wont change the fact that fillings are not cheaper in the north. If the op want to go and find that out first hand its a free world.

paddydriver

Have you looked at the***edit no names*** clinics and also I got a flyer in the door that the ***no names*** clinics are doing dental now - both were lower than €100 for silver fillings. Some ***no names** plans also provide basic dental cover that will give you a few quid back.

I am dreading going to the dentist... have not been in 10 years and need to go soon as I have got a few aches recently. At a minimum I am going for a check up and polish, and think that was about €70 in ***no names**

yobr

Jovanni Noisy Aardvark wrote: »

Attacking me wont change the fact that fillings are not cheaper in the north.

I was very careful not to attack you. I questioned what you had said, and, logically questioned how you had drawn conclusions from the amount of information that was available. My comments, when seen in the context of Boards.ie being a discussion forum, are, in my opinion, reasonable. You were the one who introduced the personal aspect to the discussion which in the context of their being no personal attack is hard to understand. I can understand Irish dentists wanting to defend their market share, services and prices etc...but equally we must allow a reasonable level of debate.

Big_G

I think fitz was referring to the comment by derealbadger. Lets all calm down please.