Posted on 07/19/2023 11:59:23 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Children in some areas of England are waiting up to 18 months on average for dental general-anaesthetic treatment and teeth extractions, an investigation reveals. Some have been left with prolonged dental pain, according to information shared with BBC News.
The parents of one girl who has waited three years for extractions say the pain keeps her up at night. At the start of this year, more than 12,000 under-18s were on waiting lists for assessment or treatment at community dental service (CDS) providers, data obtained by the Liberal Democrats from the NHS Business Services Authority and shared with BBC News earlier this year reveals.
Children are referred to a CDS provider when they have tooth decay too severe to be treated in general practice. The longest average wait faced by children for general-anaesthetic treatment at a CDS provider is 80 weeks, at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
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Ella Mann, eight, from Dovercourt, Essex, has been waiting three years to have rotten teeth removed.
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The most likely thing to happen is that the quality and promptness will decline and people will complain that the dentists haven't been rolled into the healthcare system.
That IS paying it out of pocket. This is in the People’s Republic of NY.
You can’t get a teeth cleaning appointment from a private dentist and you are paying out of pocket, until January?
That is correct, my private dentist with all my records will not be able to get me in until January for a cash/out-of-pocket cleaning. And this was back in late April early May.
It does not cost much to go to a dentist, once you have a cavity then have it filled. If the socialist medicine is not quick enough then england does have private care for a higher price. The parents are at fault and all those that do not go to the dentist as well.
#44 Get another dentist.
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