Highstreet Dental - cutting prices by 30%

MI5

Heard the principle of a highstreet chain Dental chain in ROI, this morning being interviewed on Newstalk radio by Ivan Yates. Seems they are cutting the prices to the punter by over 30% due to the volume of business going to Northern Ireland.
Good news at last! Let's hope we see the entire practice in Republic follow suit.



MI5

ballsymchugh

ooh look, they're almost down at the prices that everyone else was charging anyway!

Sam Kade

I like the way they use the word FROM.

Squiggle

Sam Kade wrote: »

I like the way they use the word FROM.

And " local prices vary ".

georgieporgy

I think this chain will go the way of 'curves'

btkm8unsl0w5r4

and white cross in the uk, +1 on ballsymchughs post.

davo10

This chain of dentists were among the most expensive for treatment anyway, they have spent hugely on high street locations and advertising. Whitecross etc tried this business model in UK 10 years ago with mixed results.

Big_G

Irish prices for Polish dentists?

ballsymchugh

i like the way they claim to help people who have just lost prsi benefits, and by doing that, they take away the only prsi benefit left, ie the free check up.
i just wish they'd finish courses of treatment instead of sending patients our way when they've done all they're bothered to do.

georgieporgy

<snip>, an accountant who it seems chose the wrong undergrad degree, attempted to cash in on the 'obscene profits' to be had in dentistry by establishing a chain of clinics staffed with underpaid foreign dentists. Alas there are no easy riches to be scooped up by avaricious middlemen. Eventually the bubble bursts.
My exam fee is 30 euro. This highstreet chain od dental surgeries has dropped their's to 40euro? Who's kiddin who?

Big_G

I'm not one to defend <Snip>, but careful now. We've had enough trouble recently.

georgieporgy

Point taken Big_G. All my info has come from published newspaper accounts and quotes from the man himself to the press.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Agree with Big_G, lets leave it there, not really in keeping with the forum charter and after the recent trouble with debate about certain clinics I think its best to say that its good to see them reducing fees, hope they get on well with the new pricing structure. Big_G do you want to remove the names from this thread ???

Big_G

Think so.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Done