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Dentist seem not taken new patients

Barrie786

Good afternoon scope family,

As I am getting LWCRA I thought I give my dentist a call for appointment, well to my surprise they have took me off the register as I have not been that place since 2020.

Now I am trying to book a new patient appointment with a new dentist, and they are not wanting to know.

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Kimi87

Unfortunately there is a chronic shortage of NHS dentists across the country.

Unless you get lucky hearing of new NHS patients being taken on at a particular practice, the only other options are going private or not going at all for routine dental checks.

If you had an urgent or emergency dental need, 111 can usually sort something out.

Barrie786

Thank you for the update 😊

Mary_Scope

Hi @Barrie786

That sounds really frustrating , it’s tough when you're finally ready to sort something out and then hit a wall like that. I hope you're not in too much pain with your teeth. Hopefully, you'll be able to find a dental practice taking on new patients soon!

Barrie786

Thank you, just wanted a routine clean, I was surprised that my dentist who I have been with over 25 years has took me off their registration.

Just have to look around and see what I can find

Amaya_Ringo

My NHS dentist went private with no warning a year or two back. There are no NHS appointments in the area, and I've gone through a lot of dentists which have been a bad match until I got to this one, so I've just taken on the private cost for now. I pay £21 a month and my dentist is great, she gets as much as she can into the monthly fee. If I have to have proper treatment it might be a problem, but at the moment I'd rather have a dentist I trust with my teeth than gamble with another stranger who ends up wrecking another of my teeth.

Fortunately my dentist also will do the hygenist stuff for me as well because she realises I don't want to deal with a stranger.

Barrie786

💯 true, such a shame

I have called at least ten dentists today and nothing at all, all they want is us to go private which I cannot as it is so expensive

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idk

There is a dentist called MyDentist who have been expanding nationwide, check if they have one near you, they are pretty good with NHS lists.

Barrie786

Thank you, I will try this one today

Much appreciated 😊

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