I’m an NHS dentist…

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First time posting… AIBU to think that NHS dentistry is absolutely on its arse? I’ve been in the industry since 2011 and it’s getting so much worse. I’m constantly hearing bad things about dentists or the ability to see a dentist, which makes me so sad. (I’ve started this thread on the back of another post recently just to hear some views)
I’d love to hear people feedback. Also, happy to answer any questions anyone may have

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 Generalised periodontitis stage 4 grade c, currently unstable, risk factors poor OH

poor OH means poor oral hygiene ie your cleaning is not effective , periodontitis stage 4 grade c means that your gums are bleeding and you have bone loss . If you stop the plaque building up at the top of the gum, reduces the inflammation at the top of the gum and clean effectively then it will much reduce calculus (tartar) building up at the bottom of the gums.

However this is very severe and rapidly advancing gum disease and the best you can hope for is the stabilise the gum disease and, you will not be able to grow back gums or bone and you will lose the wisdom tooth no matter what.

I recently put in a complaint to the surgery, as the dentist not only shouted at me and physically grabbed my mouth quite hard, but he belittled the nurse in front of me. By complaining I figured I might lose my dentist, but I was scared to go back and I bet a lot of people won't complain about NHS dental treatment as we're scared of losing it. I also didn't think NHS appointments would be unavailable for children - I don't mind as much for me, but my kids had three appointments cancelled at the last minute as they'd met their NHS quota. It was over a year before they got seen, and DD had to have an emergency extraction in the meantime that might have been spotted earlier

I am sorry that you had that experience , however a dentist in the U.K. is more likely to be sued than anywhere else in the world and complaints are increasing year on year . The greatest leap was when no win no fee was introduced .

As to children not being seen that is something to take up with the government . The NHS has only ever paid for around 50% of the population to be seen and when it costs a minimum of £140 an hour to run one room in a cheap area and the only income comes from when a patient is seen , when a practice runs out of funding most areas will not give more funding as the NHS has a capped budget.

So a dentist , once the practice has run out of funding , will quite literally be paying for patients treatment out of their own pocket . In no other area of the NHS is a practitioner expected to pay for patients treatment . Even when they have funding they lose money on most treatments . https://www.bda.org/media-centre/nhs-dentistry-treasury-now-no1-roadblock-to-saving-service/

The best thing you can do for your children if appointments are not easily available is to cut down on the number of times a day , in between meals , they eat or drink something sugary or starchy . If they eat , or drink, even a sip or a bite of sugary/starchy food inbetween meals it makes decay much more likely . That’s not just sweets and pop but yoghurt, fruit juice, smoothies, flapjacks , milkshakes etc