Good Dentist Recommendation?

dan hibiki

Hi all, my teeth are ****ed up. Ive neglected them for so long and now its time to make things right again. Can anyone recommend a great dentist in town, or even nearby? I dont mind travelling a few miles for a really good oral service!!!:D

_Whimsical_

Dr liam mcgee in lawrence house in merchants road is an excellent dentist.Very centrally located and he is a really gentle man with a warm friendly attitude and he passes no comment on your dental disaster zones.Hes the only dentist I've been to that I can honestly say never hurt and his work was top notch.

Mrs OBumble

Whoever you see: if you need fillings, check to see if they're going to use white amalgam or mercury. I was very surprised to get one done here, and to have mercury put in - thought the civilised world had stopped doing that, just in case.

ballsymchugh

JustMary wrote: »

Whoever you see: if you need fillings, check to see if they're going to use white amalgam or mercury. I was very surprised to get one done here, and to have mercury put in - thought the civilised world had stopped doing that, just in case.

ridiculous post. no such thing as white amalgam, and the silver fillings contain an inert alloy of mercury that has no proven risks.
a well maintained silver amalgam filling can have a lifespan of 20 years, while the average lifespan of a tooth coloured composite filling is 7-10 years. composite fillings are more expensive and tedious.
op, i'll pm you a recommendation.

Elmidena

OP, if there's a Town Dental/Smiles Dental I recommend them. Have used one of the offices in the franchise a fair number of times due to oral hygiene negligence and they did an absolutely magnificent job, and have heard similar from people using other offices. Very cheap if you're not on medical card (though if you are, there's 2 fillings free on the card and that's about it these days in terms of restorative work...root canal on first 3 teeth if you're lucky as that's subject to review I believe)

hairyfairy00

Try Smiles Dental Clinic http://www.smiles.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30&Itemid=6#galway
I have a major phobia of dentists but i had to bite the bullet and go to to get my teeth sorted out, they made me feel totally at ease and they are cheaper then most other dentists.

biko

Old thread here that was locked when the dentists start to spam it
We'll see how this one pans out. One post wonders will be removed as shillers.

Dental forum here.

softmee

hairyfairy00 wrote: »

Try Smiles Dental Clinic http://www.smiles.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30&Itemid=6#galway
I have a major phobia of dentists but i had to bite the bullet and go to to get my teeth sorted out, they made me feel totally at ease and they are cheaper then most other dentists.

Dont. You sit there scared with your open mounth waiting for torture in front of all the people in waiting room. :pac: (they have 4 chairs in open area -which is on the way to toilet). Also one of the doc. there was going to take out my wisdom tooth while it was swollen all around -I had to tell him he should give me antibiotic first!

dan hibiki

Thanks everyone, appreciate the info. Special shout to ballsymchugh. :cool:

ValerieR

I use the Oranmore Dental Surgery. I find Lorna very good and gentle
Valerie

parrai

James McGovern opposite the Abbey church in Francis Street is a good dentist and i found him to be reasonable too.

ENMcD

Definately Liam Mc Gee on merchants road, im petrified of needles but he was great and so nice. There was a female dentist there too but she is gone travelling not sure when she's back i think it was dr nora hopkins (i think) she sorted my teeth big time with my wisdoms, was on a waiting list but she managed to get me onto the national treatment fund and got seen to within few months but dont think that fund is there anymore but anyways def liam mc gee if dr hopkins isnt there

Lumi

ballsymchugh wrote: »

op, i'll pm you a recommendation.

I'd appreciate a recommendation as well - thanks

spiraleye

i have a major issue with dentists since i was a child ...long story. it was about 16 years before i went to one - i went to Liam Mc Gee 2 weeks ago, told him about my issue with dentists, and i must say he was very very good, didnt pass judgement , made sure i was ok and put me at ease. and worked on my teeth. i have to get further work done 4 / 5 fillings and a tooth to be pulled out but i will be returning to him.

dan hibiki

Just a quick add-on...got a list of dentists that carry out med card work in the Galway area. Sorry for being a lazy bastard, not typing it out!!

cats.life

ValerieR wrote: »

I use the Oranmore Dental Surgery. I find Lorna very good and gentle
Valerie

gillian is good to, she does medical cards.she is our neighbour never knew where she worked untill hubbie broke his tooth in the front so he just foned the nearest dentist to us, he has now false tooth.

Mrs OBumble

ballsymchugh wrote: »

ridiculous post. no such thing as white amalgam, and the silver fillings contain an inert alloy of mercury that has no proven risks.
a well maintained silver amalgam filling can have a lifespan of 20 years, while the average lifespan of a tooth coloured composite filling is 7-10 years. composite fillings are more expensive and tedious.
op, i'll pm you a recommendation.

Well my dentist stopped using mercury some time ago, just in case. IMHO people should be given the choice - which I was until I came to this country.

inisboffin

Long shot I know, but ouch! Anyone know of a dentist open on a Sunday?
Probably cost a packet...

If not, any recommendations for one I'd get seen Mon am? Shattered a tooth and it's not fun

aw

Smiles used to be open seven days a week.
Just checked their website and they don't appear to be now.

Be worth a shot for an early Monday morning appointment though.

http://www.smiles.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30&Itemid=6#galway

aw

Guy on Forster St does it. Call out fee charged.

http://www.toothtime.info/id4.html

Galwayps

Dr O reilley on Sea Road adjacent corner to The Crane Pub has seen me on a Sunday before.
Think they have signs on wondow saying they open for emergencies

confuseddotcom

Did you have any luck O.P?

inisboffin

confuseddotcom wrote: »

Did you have any luck O.P?

thanks for asking thankfully The pain went down. I'll need an extraction I'm fairly sure, and probably a bit of gum surgery. I'm going to Electric Picnic, so I'm opting for panadol as opposed to a bloody gob for the weekend, and will face the inevitable!

Wompa1

Any suggestions for a cheap dentist. One of my teeth fell apart!....fell apart 2 months ago. Anyway I now have the time to get it sorted out. Any suggestions?

Basq

You want the work done right, or you want it done cheap!

If it fell apart and can't be filled and you want it done cheap - if it's a tooth you can live without, get it extracted.

If not, odds are it'll need a crown... not cheap!

Wompa1

Basq wrote: »

You want the work done right, or you want it done cheap!

If it fell apart and can't be filled and you want it done cheap - if it's a tooth you can live without, get it extracted.

If not, odds are it'll need a crown... not cheap!

she's at the back. Either want a filling, extraction and a clean. A Happy Ending would be nice too...but not mandatory!

Surfacezebra

smiles on middle street:D

gaeilgegrinds1

Jason is Devon Park isn't cheap but he is the best.

GalwayGaillimh

McGovern on Francis street seems reasonable (good with kids too) just throw five euros in the parking meter as he tends to run late with appointments.

baldshin

Was going to post in the Dental forums but it seems no one ever replies to requests for dentists in there.

Basically I'm looking for a non judgemental dentist in Galway, who is good with someone with a massive fear of dentists. I reckon I need a good bit of work done, and am only being spurred on by the massive filling that just fell out!

I used to attend a dentist who would let me have my earphones in with music on the whole time to distract me from the sounds I'm so terrified of!

Can anyone recommend a dentist who would be ok with this?

NuckyT

I went to smiles dental in Middle street a few weeks back for a big filling in my front tooth and found them great.

The dentist I got made sure I was okay with drilling etc before he started his work.

I assume they'd have no problem with earphones, they had a small telly showing sky news literally 3 feet from my face when I had mine done.

http://www.smiles.ie/

biko

Dental forum doesn't allow open posting of names so all suggestions are done by PM, hence the no posts in those threads.

I have suggested a dentist in this old thread. She will let you wear headphones and is great with patients that have "dento-phobia" (might be a word).

GalwayGaillimh

McGovern on Francis street is good (Great with kids too)

carmex21

Hi,
I am terrified of the dentist and hate going! Luckily Asta Redding was recommended to me and now I can survive the trip with only a low level of panic!
She is absolutely lovely and very understanding of people’s fear of the dentist.
I would definitely recommend her to everyone…
http://www.galwaydentist.com/home/?topic=home

dafunk

Peter Gannon in knocknacarra, cappagh road, is lovely and very good.

Neyite

I got a lot of work done at once some years ago in Smiles on middle street. I smoked for years so would always brace myself for the usual lecture, and the state of my teeth from the fags always made me more ashamed to go into a dentist. I also had a bit of a phobia due to a bad experience with a terrible dentist as a teen.

I got a wisdom tooth out and several fillings done there, and the dentist couldnt have been nicer. I was made to feel like I was in control at every stage, any time I could lift my hand to stop him, or to gesture that I needed more numbing (when getting the Wisdom tooth out) I watched telly the whole time and it was grand.

I would have no hesitation or fear of going in again.

micko123

Hi, I have recommended this dentist to as many as I could since going to her. She is excellent, dr eilish o' hagan.


www.galwaydental.com/

El_Dangeroso

BIG recommendation for Alastair Woods in Eyre square dental.

http://www.eyresquaredental.ie/

Was incredibly considerate, good prices considering the quality (spent a grand on cheap dentistry on a tooth that ultimately got an absess and had to be removed - if a price is way too good to be true that's because the quality is sub-par - learnt from bitter experience).

Was very phobic about dentists before visiting here, almost panic-attacky.

Can't really recommend enough.

Iwannahurl

Liam McGee. Top guy. Highly recommended.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=53657723&postcount=7

techyjon

Dennis Cunningham, Eglinton street. He has good manner about him and is good at what he does. The receptionist is very nice too.

gaeilgegrinds1

Jason McEvaddy, a real gentleman.

cealabeala

My filling fell out does anyone know of a cheap dentist in walking distance of the city centre?

jasonh

hiya

happy new year to everyone

does anyone know of a good orthodontist in town?

thanks a mill

J

factual lies

Frank Cuddy, at o'briens bridge in town, next to Kellys bar. I can't recommend him high enough.

squonk

My recommendation is with Allistair in Eyre Square Dental too. I had a nerve acting up just before Christmas and went along to another dentist who charged me €60 without even finding the tooth that was causing the problem. I went along to ESD a few days later and the standard of care was so much higher, and he pinpointed the actual tooth, did a root canal and got me sorted out without any great hassle. He came across as a nice guy and a great dentist. All the equipment was bang up to date and he explained everything that was going on and the root canal was painless. Price-wise too they were very competitive. I was surprised. I'll be going again (though obviously I don't want to see them for a while yet ).

eveya

softmee wrote: »

Dont. You sit there scared with your open mounth waiting for torture in front of all the people in waiting room. :pac: (they have 4 chairs in open area -which is on the way to toilet). Also one of the doc. there was going to take out my wisdom tooth while it was swollen all around -I had to tell him he should give me antibiotic first!

I feel weak just reading that! I never feared the dentist until I started having nightmares about my teeth falling out. My dentist talks to me quietly and calmly, it makes me feel like a mental patient but it actually puts me at ease, but he's in Kerry so no use to anyone here. The only guy here in Galway I've used was in Francis Street, funny guy, can't think of his name now but I need a very cuddly dentist to suffer through a cleaning!

Actually could anyone recommend a cuddly orthodontist? I have a lower brace fitted that I haven't gotten checked in about 5 years as my previous orthodontist retired, due to my fear of teeth I'm TERRIFIED of getting the brace out! And yes I know I'm terrible for not seeing after it, no horror warnings please, I'll get nightmares!

factual lies

eveya wrote: »

Actually could anyone recommend a cuddly orthodontist? I have a lower brace fitted that I haven't gotten checked in about 5 years as my previous orthodontist retired, due to my fear of teeth I'm TERRIFIED of getting the brace out! And yes I know I'm terrible for not seeing after it, no horror warnings please, I'll get nightmares!

oh oh .....a song comes to mind....there may be trouble ahead.....:o

mcmurphy995

Ronan Dunne in renmore is a hell of a dentist and a hell of a guy to boot !!!!

zeitner

best place to start is a visit to Liam McGee on Merchants Road. Man is a genius and is so good you hardly even feel the injection let alone any treatment. Cant recommend the man highly enough.