Whats the risk involved in having dentistry students perform the surgery?
Q. Hello. Five years ago, my orthodontist informed me that I am missing both of my adult upper canines. I am currently 20 and, luckily, I am still in possession of my ‘baby-teeth’ but I fear that I may loose them within the next year. I’ve been told that I will need dental implants, and that they’re very expensive. Being a student, I’m already facing a large amount of debt. Is is possible to get this treatment on the NHS? My dentist has informed me that it may be possible to reduce the cost by having dentistry students perform the surgery. How much risk is involved if I choose to go to a teaching hospital, etc?
A. There should be no risk as the treatment could be performed under supervision of the tutor let me know how much you can afford as I run a course where we use patients to teach other dentists my e mail is [email protected]
Thank you for responding to my query. I was concerned about the quality level of surgery performed by students, but as they are supervised I feel much better about this as an option.
I would very much like to arrange treatment within this year (I would rather have the teeth professionally removed than fall out at an inconvenient moment). Is there any paperwork, etc. I need to send you in order to get the ball rolling, as it were?
As I have already mentioned, I am currently a student and therefore have a very limited budget. An estimated amount would have to be around £1000 per tooth (only two need replacing). I understand this is significantly less than the standard rate for this surgery, but the amount of money I am able to borrow in order to pay for the surgery may be restricted due to my financial status as a student.
What exactly does the treatment entail, and would I have to be awake during the procedure? I’m not sure I can bare being awake while having objects removed and implanted into my mouth.
Thank you in advance,
Emma Hancock
(P.S. I have previously attempted to contact you at your included address, but I fear my email may have got lost in the wires somewhere.)
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