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Ninja filling?

  • 15-05-2009 10:22am
    #1
    netman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭


    Ok this is a bit bizarre, I went to see my dentist yesterday to check up on a filling he's done last week, the tooth was painful when I bit on it and it was the back molar. I had an old filling on it which he replaced a week ago, after I bit on a popcorn kern and cracked the tooth. He said a composite filling would bind to the tooth and seal it.

    So yesterday he did some checks and found out that it's one particular corner that's causing the pain and said he'll change it so that I'm not biting on it and to give it a bit more time to settle down. I was kinda expecting that, so nothing strange there.

    He gave me a local anaesthetic and proceeded to work on the tooth and also gave me a cleaning. When I got out I was presented with an 80 euro bill, which I found a bit much considering I already paid 90 for the filling, but ok, he spent a fair bit of time on it, and the anaesthetic and the cleaning...

    So when I got home and the anaesthetic wore off I realised to my big surprise that I had another filling, above the tooth that he was fixing! He never discussed that with me!

    Is this common practise? I'm still shocked, not to mention that this new filling is catching food and tearing floss. I rang the dentist office today and they're all out until tuesday, so now I have an 8:30am appointment with him.

    I don't know if the filling was required, or if he just fancied a bit more money for the weekend. I had an x-ray done last week when I came to see him about the cracked tooth. My first impression of him was really good, but after this I just don't know. Was I taken for a ride?


Comments

  • #2
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Second opinions are never a bad thing really. I welcome them in my practice. I do like the title of this thread its witty. First off though go back to the dentist and ask about it. I am sure there is a good reason for it, maybe just communication broke down at some point. Most problems people have with health professionals are not to do with work carried out by with communication of whats happening, going to happen and what will happen in the future.


  • #3
    netman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭netman


    Thanks lads. I went back today and wanted to clear this out first, he apologised for the lack of clarity, it turns out he was talking to me about this filling but I thought he was talking about the tooth he worked on the previous week, so that's where the communication broke down.

    I asked him to show me again on the X-rays where and why I had to get the filling and he did, so all is well again.

    I find that trust is the most important thing with a dentist, if that's broken then there's no way I'm going back. I like the fella and my first impression was very good, so I'm glad we sorted this one out.

    And after today I think he'll be explaining a lot more slowly what's going on next time :)


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