Hello, a bit of a long winded one sorry! I do have a dental phobia to start off with.
Went to the dentist in June last year, private practice local to me, been with them a few years but often see a different dentist each time.
In June young dentist said all looks ok but one filling might be needed in a lower wisdom tooth in 6 months time.
Went back at Christmas expecting him to say let’s fill that tooth, but he told me I now needed 5 fillings and 2 fissure sealants, costing just shy of £1400. He took an X-ray after telling me this , and said the X-ray ‘didn’t look too bad’ but still gave me the form to say i needed the work doing.
I went away pretty shocked and upset.
As I left I was fairly coerced into making my first treatment appointment by the receptionist. I ended up going back a couple of weeks later and asked if I could just have the most urgent filling done, expecting it to be the one mentioned in June last year.
At the appointment the dentist said all the teeth needing work were pretty much at the same stage, so he filled a different tooth on the list needing work instead.
I had awful problems with this filling for a few weeks afterwards and have not been back for any further work since. I just feel upset and unsure if I can trust them.
I know I need a second opinion, it’s now been 5 months since that Christmas appointment so time is ticking if all these teeth really do need work.
I just wanted to ask if anyone has experienced similar , and what I should be looking for in a new dentist ? I just want an honest opinion, I’m less bothered about perfect teeth, In a way I’d like an ‘NHS style’ exam if that’s possible ?