to believe a child should not be left in pain screaming for 4 days??

[jaabaar]

Hi

My 6 year old son had to wait 11 months for an appointment to fill a tiny hole. Well after 11 months little hole is a bit of a bigger problem.

Appointment is Friday morning. Since Saturday evening severe toothache. On max dose of panadol and ibuprofene. Does not help. Went Monday morning dentist emergency appointment. They said I just have to wait till Friday app in hospital. They can't give any other pain relief.
Night was so terrible. Screaming with pain begging me to help her.

Third night and day of not sleeping and on of pain.

Called 111 they can't help. Called dentist they can't help. Called hospital. They say u have to wait.

Why if I have to wait can't they help with pain??????????????

Am I being unreasonable to believe it's torture to leave a child in terrible pain for 4 days and nights??

There is nothing in the op's post to suggest that her son would not have cooperated/misbehaved, in fact He would have tolerated it but they insisted it would be a better first time experience to go to hospital where they have special facilities for children.

So they didn't even try. When we referred it was AFTER attempting to do the work, which can be done without causing trauma.

I have lots of experience treating children of all ages, and some patience on the dentists part, gets the job done.

Instead he has made this child wait almost a yr for what seems like a routine filling, and now they are in screaming pain. This need not have happened.

This is as far from a "better first experience" as you can get. And this would be doing more damage than to try, cautiously, to do it in the chair.

Extreme pain can be classed as a medical emergency, it's not wasting time to go to A&E. What is is waiting until that pain gets to the point of being absolutely unbearable. Like this. I'm failing to see why it's taken 11 months.

Why do people keep suggesting A&E? They can't do anything for dental pain!

If it's unbearable, you need an emergency dental appointment. But if he's already on the maximum painkillers for his age, there won't be much they can do except extraction or filling it then and there.

A and E will not do anything, I know I work in one. We can give nothing that will get rid of dental pain, you need a dentist.

I'm sorry but I'm failing to see why you would wait nearly a year with this. I'd have told the dentist I'd like them to do it and if they refused I'd find another dentist.

I would not have tolerated my child being in pain for that long.

It IS wasting A&E time because they cannot do anything. The child is maxed out on painkillers, even if they aren't working, they cannot give him any stronger. Emergency dentist needs to sort this. Ffs can they not just pull the tooth? Presumably it is a milk tooth? Get some oil of cloves op and use a cotton bud to apply it. Fair warning it tastes like Satan's arse but it helps.

Go to a private dentist, that's what we did. It was a one off appt and expensive but worth it. Same with ear infections.

http://www.sepsis.org/sepsisand/dentalhealth/

My neighbour died from this last month. Please get a second opinion for your child.