Parents of children who have had braces or any dentists or orthodontists on here:
My Daughter had her brace taken off last week and a retainer is being made, Due to mock exams we asked if she could wait 2 weeks for the retainer to be fitted as would be very difficult to get her there before school. We were told no she has to have the retainer fitted within the week so the teeth don't move. Fair enough - we have worked round the exams and squeezed in an appointment for Friday. 5pm tonight I get a phone call to say they have no dental nurse for the next 2 days so her appointment has been cancelled and next week the orthodontist is on holiday so we now don;t have an appointment until the 29th November. I asked if another orthodontist could fit it and was told that our contract is with our orthodontist so it is only him that can do it.
He was adamant last week that waiting over a week is detrimental and her teeth will move - and now she has to wait over 2 weeks. My DD is distraught because he actually said to her waiting 2 weeks was way to long.
I don't know what to do. The ortho practice is adamant there is nothing they can do and now suddenly they are saying waiting 2 weeks is fine.
Should I kick up more of a fuss and demand that another orthodontist fits it or wait the 2 weeks.