Invisalign Age 35 Blackrock/Dun Laoghaire

sisi2009

Hi all

I am planning to get Invisalign braces (assuming my teeth are suitable). I have been to Seapoint Clinic where I was advised that they would work for my teeth. However, I have done a lot of research (particularly on the US forums) and I have now decided that it would be safer to go with a qualified orthodontist. The guys at Seapoint Clinic are just cosmetic dentists.

Does anyone have any experience of getting Invisalign treatment in the Blackrock/Monkstown/Dun Laoghaire area?

Thanks:D

btkm8unsl0w5r4

I applaud your decision. A qualified Orthodontist will have a minimum of 3 years postgraduate qualification and extensive experiance with all types of braces.

Just a quick correction, there is no such thing as a cosmetic dentist, this is not a specility of dentistry. (where are all the uncosmetic dentists ). So it should read "general dentists"

Good luck with the treatment.

Phil RevaHealth

Hi Fitzgeme,

Just a couple of questions about the above:

Can a general dentist fit braces? i.e. Are they allow to? If so, why is there the specialty of orthodontics? Or rather, why are general dentists allowed to fit them without the qualification?

Also, in relation to cosmetic dentistry, are there any actual qualifications for being a specialist in implants for instance, or just training courses specific to particular brands and equipment types?

Thanks,

Phil

btkm8unsl0w5r4

A general dentist can do whatever treatment they like, and some have areas of interest in specific areas. They can place implants, crowns, bridges, veneers, braces, extract wisdom teeth etc. There is no law against it. However there are two recognised specialities in irish dentistry - oral surgery and orthodontics. These qualifications ensure that the person doing the work is recognised as having completed a accrediated training program at postgraduate level. This gives the patient the piece of mind that most likely a good job will be done.

There are other specialities that the edwardian irish law does not recognise as official specialities, such are endodontics (root canal) periodontics (implants and gum surgery), paedodontics (childrens dentistry) prosthodontics (crown and bridge and implants). These are not recognised by law but are registerable with the irish dental council. Most other countries have these areas as specialities, including the UK. This again gives the patient peice of mind that if complex work is being done that the clinician has higher level training in that area. Usually a dentist with a masters or higher will have a "practice limited to" their area of knowledge.

Yes there are courses that can be done to improve knowledge about a certain area such as implant or cosmetic treatments, however if these are not accrediated they are not registerable.

Anyone with a 1 month course in implant surgery would not have the same level of expertise as someone who studied full time for 2 or 3 years.

Cosmetic dentistry is not a area of speciality. It is however a loose marketing term for dentists who wish to treat cases with a more cosmetic component. The recognised speciality that cosmetics would fall under is prosthodontics or restorative dentistry.

Yes it is all a bit confusing, and the law needs updating. My advice is to ask anyone who is going to do complex and expensive dental work for you what their training and experiance is? Its your mouth and your money.

As an aside :- people with less training usually are less expensive.

the_syco

Went to an orthadontist here:
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.328464,-6.252143&spn=0.008637,0.019312&t=h&z=16

Dunno the name, or the address, but it's somewhere here. Will get back to you later. Dude had a nice setup, and always very professional. Also explained what he was doing, which eased my nerves.