Dental Students can Save you Hundreds of Pounds
Dental surveys often suggest that cost is the main reason for putting off or cancelling dental appointments, but there are ways of cutting the cost of dental care and visiting dental students is one.
Rebecca Enright, a 41 year old from Solihull has required a lengthy list of treatments over the past thirty years, but she has not paid a penny. Rebecca has had root canal treatment, new crowns, dental bridgework, tooth extraction, hygiene treatments and routine examinations, yet she chose to visit dental students for the work, saving herself thousands of pounds.
Rebecca is one of a growing number of people who are placing their trust in dental students and while some of her friends think she is crazy, she is really happy with her smile and pleased with the service she receives at Wigan Dental Hospital.
According to the British Dental Association around 68 percent of people delay having dental treatment as a result of cost, despite the fact that 1 in 12 people has serious dental problems. Fees in the UK are among the highest in Europe, with the cost of a routine check-up rising to up to £124 at some private clinics.
Professor Damien Walmsley, scientific adviser to the British Dental Association and head of Restorative Dentistry at the University of Birmingham, said that in the past the university had to advertise for patients to allow students to gain clinical experience. However, in the last few years, patient numbers have grown significantly. All services provided by students are free with the exception of dentures.
Rebecca said that she is extremely pleased with the service provided by the dentists under the supervision of highly trained dentists and will continue to visit dental students for any treatment she requires in the future.
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Hi,wondering how i could get free dental treatment?i cant afford to pay and have been pulling my own teeth since my teens because of a bad experience.i brush every day but i have broken teeth that have crumbled and an abscess that keeps coming back.finding it hard to eat and would just love to have maybe surgery to have a full set of teeth put in?i used to be scared of the dentist but since a chest operation last year i think i could face the dentists again.but cant afford it and heard of a dental school that train students?can anybody help please?i would love to be able to eat properly again and smile properly again?thanks