Dentist needed urgently

galwaybabe

Hi. Can anyone recommend a dentist that will accept medical cards that will deal with urgent cases. I have woken up up with the mother of all toothaches. thanks in advance

alibabba

galwaybabe wrote: »

Hi. Can anyone recommend a dentist that will accept medical cards that will deal with urgent cases. I have woken up up with the mother of all toothaches. thanks in advance

McGee
MErchant Road
Ring 091566614

galwaybabe

Thanks for that but unfortunately they don't have anyone available til next monday!!!

ErnieBert

091596768
Peter - I can't think of his surname - he is based just off Cappagh Road in Knocknacarra. He is a great dentist.

Xiney

Dentists who accept medical cards in the city:

Dr. Mary Colbert, Forster Court, Galway - 091 562223
Dr. Mamoo Rashid, Castlelawn Heights - 091 765171
Dr. D & A Cunningham, Francis St. - 091 565777
Dr. Jason Mcevaddy and Associates, Middle St. - 091 566517
Dr. C. Davitt, 4 Ballybane Rd, Renmore - 091 756222
Dr. J. McEvaddy, Dunne, McLoughlin, O'Rourke, Small, Devon Park, Salthill - 091 520222
Dr. Liam McGee, Dr. Nora Hopkins, Merchants Rd. - 091 566614
Drs Forde and Lyons, Bridge St. - 091 564782
Dr. Kelly, Liosbaun Ind. Est. Tuam Rd. - 091 770670
Dr. Egan, Flavelle, Hurley, Bridge St. - 091 565030
Dr. D. O'Reilly, Newcastle - 091 525688
Dr. O'Reilly, O'Hagan, Galway Dental, Salthill Westend Dental Practice- 091 860686
Smiles Dental Spa, Middle St. - 091 575007
Dr. Reddin, Fleming, Renmore Dental Practice, 5 Renmore Rd. - 091 757678

Also, this came with the same letter:

Treatment Available under your medical card:
1. Examination
2. Extractions
3. Cleaning
4. Fillings
5. Dentures*
6. Denture Repairs
7. X-Rays
8 Root-Canal Treatment on six front teeth only


*The original letter also included which dentists above do dentures but I was too lazy to type that info out

BJohnson

Ciaran Davitt is a really nice guy, and a very good dentist - I'd try giving him a call.

Dr. Ciaran Davitt
4 Ballybane Rd
Renmore
091 756222

Madame Razz

Off topic but the medical card only covers root canal treatment on your six front teeth??

So if you can't afford root canal work on any other teeth you have to have them pulled??

That's not very fair.

Galwaybabe I hope you have success finding somebody. Ask that they ring you back during the day if they get a cancellation; invariably they do and they will call you.

Xiney

Madame Razz wrote: »

Off topic but the medical card only covers root canal treatment on your six front teeth??

So if you can't afford root canal work on any other teeth you have to have them pulled??

That's not very fair.

Yep.

Personally I'd try and work something out in terms of payment plans or borrowing money somehow in order to keep my teeth... (obviously borrowing money off a loan shark and endangering my legs would be counterproductive, but ykwim)

galwaybabe

Thanks for all the replies folks. Went to Reddins who sorted me out. Abscess behind wisdom tooth...ouch

Madame Razz

Xiney wrote: »

Yep.

Personally I'd try and work something out in terms of payment plans or borrowing money somehow in order to keep my teeth... (obviously borrowing money off a loan shark and endangering my legs would be counterproductive, but ykwim)

A payment plan from an endodontist would be a rare thing I would imagine.

But definately yes, all for keeping the teeth:).

Xiney

Madame Razz wrote: »

A payment plan from an endodontist would be a rare thing I would imagine.

But definately yes, all for keeping the teeth:).

very common in the USA and Canada afaik...

I don't know. I've only ever had one filling (knock on wood!) and I didn't have to pay for it.

Mrs OBumble

Madame Razz wrote: »

Off topic but the medical card only covers root canal treatment on your six front teeth??

So if you can't afford root canal work on any other teeth you have to have them pulled??

That's not very fair.

Isn't it not so long ago that it was common for Irish adults to have had all their teeth pulled? Doesn't appear to be the case in my generation, but certainly was in my grandparents. Perhaps the payment regulations haven't caught up yet.

Anyway, the other options would of course be the North, or eastern Europe. (I don't believe all that stuff about "what if you get a bad one" - no reason why overseas dentists are more likely to be bad than Irish ones.)

OP - glad to hear you're sorted, thanks for letting us know.

Madame Razz

Xiney wrote: »

very common in the USA and Canada afaik...

I don't know. I've only ever had one filling (knock on wood!) and I didn't have to pay for it.

They aren't all that common here. It's a case of cough up and tough luck in most cases.

JustMary wrote: »

Isn't it not so long ago that it was common for Irish adults to have had all their teeth pulled? Doesn't appear to be the case in my generation, but certainly was in my grandparents. Perhaps the payment regulations haven't caught up yet.

I think that had more to do with lack of dental advancements and no flouridation of water. Most peoples teeth were in a pretty bad way and the only recourse was to pull them as dentally there was very little alternative. Most poeple in their 70's/80's now probably had dentures by their thirties. And when they pulled the teeth they usually did them all in one go:eek:

Glad you got sorted OP, jaw abscess is a nasty dose.

inisboffin

Glad you got it sorted GB

A few I've heard of do payment plans (but not sure if these ones also do med card tbh). Definitely one on Eglington St does payment plan. My friends go their with their kids.