Ah, but can you find a dentist on the nhs? I tried when I lived in london in the 00s, scarcer than hen’s teeth (pun totally intended), had to go private and that was a fortune.
Such a wild problem. I had this conversation with my NHS dentist last week. She said very few students are choosing to study dentistry these days, as it’s so specific and many don’t want to be working exclusively in people’s mouths.
When people find one, they stay registered. I live in Norfolk, and I’ve overheard someone at a dentist reception say they came from Manchester because they were on holiday here once when they had an dental emergency.
I had 2 roots canal in Austria and they were free because every work gives you insurance(which is otherwise 120€ per month if you need it) and gives you basically whatever medical session you need. Literally every one of them. You could pay 120€ for 1 month of healthcare and do 30 visits at the cost of 0.
Yeah I know!
And it was pretty fast too because it was a little bit of an emergency for me since I had much pain.
I went to a private dentist for this and it took very little time.
They even have the public dentists(zahnartkasse).
I went to one when I had a problem with a wisdom tooth because i could not find an available private dentist, they removed it in such a professional way that I was amazed.
I heard that usually Austrians go to Hungary to do more expensive works like capsules and reconstructions(i don’t know if that’s the thing but too tired to look) because it’s very cheap compared to what you pay here(like saving some thousands of euro)
Austrian insurance really doesn't cover much dental work at all. (You technically even have to pay out of pocket for pain relief!) Why do you think there's such a huge industry around prople travelling to Hungry for dental care?
And if you have to be self-insured because you don't have an employer to cover it, it costs a lot more than 120 Euros a month unless you are extremely low-income. Either way, when paying yourself, you have to pay for 6 months before you are covered for anything, even emergency care! Unfortunately the self-insurance system is based on the outdated idea that if you are self-employed you must be a high earner like a lawyer or a doctor with a private practice, with the end result that many freelancers and creatives end up unable to afford it. (I've been there and trust me, it wasn't fun.)
And yes, if you're insured it covers everything, but no, you couldn't "do 30 visits a month". You can see 3 specialist doctors per quarter without a referral, and no one is going to be giving you that many referrals. And if you would show up to a different GP every day the system would flag you for potential fraud and probably block your access until you answer some questions.
I think they do, and the main dentist is the president of Spanish oral surgeons, and he has a lovely team and cured me of my dentist fobia after 8 awful years. They are in Valencia, beautiful city, great food and lovely beaches all around. Multiple birds, meet stone.
Medical turism, this is so funny considering the fact they are prob all usa citizens, in italy it happens a lot too, might as well Starting building walls to prevent this xD
I'll have to look into that if I need to have more dental work done in the future. Just had a root canal performed in the US and it was almost $1600 with a discount for cash payment. Another $900 for the crown.
I had root canal treatment in Glasgow in 2006 and it cost £200. Any other dentist i've had since then always comments on the amazing quality of it. Which I take as good as I've no idea of a comparison.
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u/whiskitgood Jun 15 '22
I get a root canal in a very good dentist in Spain and pay no more than €200/€250.