Invisible Braces

Seeking Self

I'm interested in invisible braces for myself and I'm trying to find them cheaply enough, anyone know of any dentist doing any deals or special offers at the moment? I don't mind travelling if I can get a good price. I had heard of a place in galway doing them but I heard the ad on the radio and I can't find them now!! Any help greatly appreciated!!

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Braces will take a great number of visits, so somebody local is a good idea. Traveling 15 times for adjustments eats away any saving not to mention time off, petrol etc.

The only truly invisible braces are lingual braces on the inside of the teeth, aligners like invasalign are only suitable for certain mild cases and IMHO look as weird if not stranger than standard braces (at least people know you have standard braces and are not wondering why your teeth look strange).

Expect to pay a premium for lingual orthodontics as they are extremely complex.

ballsymchugh

a good orthodontist won't need to advertise on radio either!

Seeking Self

ballsymchugh wrote: »

a good orthodontist won't need to advertise on radio either!

Well to be fair, a mark of a good orthodontist isn't by whether or not her or she advertises. I live in Meath and may be willing to travel as far as the orthodontist in Galway, if I consider them to be good, and the only way I would have heard of them was through the radio.
Orthodontists haven't a shop front, and are businesses at the end of the day, how else are the supposed to drum up business?
I won't be turning down a good orthodontist at a good price because they 'stooped' to radio advertisement.

ballsymchugh

Seeking Self wrote: »

Well to be fair, a mark of a good orthodontist isn't by whether or not her or she advertises. I live in Meath and may be willing to travel as far as the orthodontist in Galway, if I consider them to be good, and the only way I would have heard of them was through the radio.
Orthodontists haven't a shop front, and are businesses at the end of the day, how else are the supposed to drum up business?
I won't be turning down a good orthodontist at a good price because they 'stooped' to radio advertisement.

we work in an area where specialists drum up a lot of business through referrals from general dentists. i wouldn't refer a patient to someone i thought wasn't as good as they should/could be (that includes value also - i don't see how one certain specialist could charge twice or 3 times as much as someone else who is just as capable, and often more pleasant!)
advertising on the radio (and tv) often includes testimonials which may have been given an incentive to take part in the advertisement. it could be the practitioner's own mother for all we know. now who's mother would ever speak ill of their own child?!

if you want to know if the orthodontist is good, post in the galway forum and see if anyone else has gone there. the best advertisement is word of mouth. if you get lost on the way to galway, or refuse to cross the shannon, there's an alright one in athlone!;)

i'm not saying that you're stooping to a level here, i just think that it's a fair whack of a distance to travel because you heard something on the radio. you don't even know if they're a specialist or not. if i were you, i'd call a few dentists in your area, and ask who they tend to refer to locally, and then call them and see what they have to say.

flutegirl

ballsymchugh wrote: »

a good orthodontist won't need to advertise on radio either!

ballsymchugh wrote: »

we work in an area where specialists drum up a lot of business through referrals from general dentists. i wouldn't refer a patient to someone i thought wasn't as good as they should/could be (that includes value also - i don't see how one certain specialist could charge twice or 3 times as much as someone else who is just as capable, and often more pleasant!)
advertising on the radio (and tv) often includes testimonials which may have been given an incentive to take part in the advertisement. it could be the practitioner's own mother for all we know. now who's mother would ever speak ill of their own child?!

if you want to know if the orthodontist is good, post in the galway forum and see if anyone else has gone there. the best advertisement is word of mouth. if you get lost on the way to galway, or refuse to cross the shannon, there's an alright one in athlone!;)

i'm not saying that you're stooping to a level here, i just think that it's a fair whack of a distance to travel because you heard something on the radio. you don't even know if they're a specialist or not. if i were you, i'd call a few dentists in your area, and ask who they tend to refer to locally, and then call them and see what they have to say.

Have heard mine advertised in the past on the radio and he's sound as.

Oral Surgeon

flutegirl wrote: »

Have heard mine advertised in the past on the radio and he's sound as.

Down with that sort of thing......!!