Private genral anesthetic

[Riggsisadino]

Hello
I have been to the dentist and need 2 teeth (including a wisdom) and a few fillings. I can not have local anesthetic for medical reasons. I'm in quite a bit of pain and risk of infection due to a slightly weekend immune system. The dentist said she'd put me on the emergency list but I'm looking at months. I'd rather not do months in pain and am looking to see what prices are privately but aren't getting anyway. I have bupa but am pretty sure this isn't covered.
Anyone had a similar experience ? Thank you

I know of no insurance policies that will cover dental treatment.

I am surprised that you cannot have local anaesthetic , the few people who are resistant to local anaesthetic ( eg those with EDS and hyper mobility) normally mange ok with different locals, more of it and a good vasoconstrictor. The even fewer who still struggle cope well with IV sedation in addition.

In general only community services will do dental treatment as well as removing teeth under general anaesthetic and their waiting lists are months to years long.

Most private general anaesthetic treatment is provided by oral surgeons who will not be skilled or have the equipment to do fillings as well. However some paediatric dentists will provide dental treatment , privately , under GA.

The costs are likely to be in excess of £2500 as the day fees for the hospital are in excess of a thousand pounds to start off, plus anaesthetist and surgeon/dentist fees . However if you have an "interesting" medical history you may struggle to find anyone to do it privately under GA.

Privately with sedation will be much easier to source and cheaper.

I do have EDS but I am also allergic to three local anesthtics. Trust me if there was a way to do this with local I would ! I've had to have many procedures without adequate pain relief so if it was something I could have I would. And the dentists agree a GA is the only way to go.

I paid about £2,500 to have one out under GA a couple of years ago at a Spire Hospital

Check your insurance anyway, as mine covered tooth removal in hospital after a bit of wrangling between I think the GP surgery, the dentist and the hospital. It was about 10 years ago now, but the key was that the wisdom tooth was impacted. They removed another tooth at the same time. Actually had it twice, second time was a few years later, and they did the first with local but the second was general and they even agreed they’d consider covering an overnight if it was deemed medically necessary.

Dh had wisdom teeth removed under ga privately.

Do check with insurance. I had wisdom teeth taken out with Bupa a few years ago. It sounds as though you have a specific medical reason why you need a GA, it's not typical dental treatment.

Wisdom teeth removal is covered with my private health insurance- definitely check

You'll be able to get the teeth extracted under general anaesthetic by an oral surgeon in a private hospital provided the anaaesthetist is happy you are safe to anaesthetise. The Hospital will give you an estimate.
As @Lollygaggle said your fillings are far more difficult to get carried out under GA. An Oral Surgeon won't had done a filling in years and theatres are not normally set up for restorative dentistry. Normally Special Care Dentistry in a Dental Hospital or Community would accept referrals with a local anaesthetic allergy but their waiting lists are long.
Have the immunologists tested you on all the local anesthetics? If there is one you can use this could be combined with a sedative acting as an anxiolytic to help with your EDS to achieve better anaesthesia.

I had IV lala juice, can't recall a thing about it which is nice.