My 7 yr old needs 7 teeth out under GA

Lou99

Hi, does anyone know who I could get to remove my dd 7 baby teeth under general anesthetic, I'm currently looking at a paeds dentist working out of the hermitage but it looks like €2000 for it all, I may have s hope at getting laya to consider covering it if I can get someone who works out if a public hospital... Or is going up north a possibility?? Has to be a GA as she won't sit in a dentist chair even for a clean....thanks Louise

ballsymchugh

what's dd?

is she in pain? are they all baby teeth?

JustAThought

ballsymchugh wrote: »

what's dd?

is she in pain? are they all baby teeth?

Horrified. 7 teeth? A 7 yr old?

Is there aomething medically wrong or are they rotten? I would MOST certainly be getting a second opinion from a normal dentist .

Shocking.

boomerang

I had six teeth removed at little more than that age, under general anaesthetic. AFAIK it was because my mouth was crowded. Then I had four molars removed as a teen, before having braces!

ballsymchugh

JustAThought wrote: »

Horrified. 7 teeth? A 7 yr old?

Is there aomething medically wrong or are they rotten? I would MOST certainly be getting a second opinion from a normal dentist .

Shocking.

this isn't a place for judgement, so best keep that to yourself.

i'm sure she was seen by a 'normal dentist' who advised referral to a child specialist for the treatment.

Lou99

ballsymchugh wrote: »

this isn't a place for judgement, so best keep that to yourself.

i'm sure she was seen by a 'normal dentist' who advised referral to a child specialist for the treatment.

FYI...yes she was, overcrowded and damaging her adult teeth so its not something that we're jumping into....("dd" is rollercoaster.ie speak for daughter..old habit..)

ballsymchugh

Lou99 wrote: »

FYI...yes she was, overcrowded and damaging her adult teeth so its not something that we're jumping into....("dd" is rollercoaster.ie speak for daughter..old habit..)

back to the original question, not sure about going up north. it's not going to be a whole lot cheaper when you factor in travel etc, since you'd still be seen privately.
were you given the option of being treated publicly? i have no idea what waiting lists are like.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

The vast majority of the fee is for the General anaesthetic and hospital stay, would IV sedation or inhalation sedation be a possibility? You can go public in crumlin, but there may very well be a massive wait.

You health insurance may very well cover this, but more likely with a Oral Surgeon in a public hospital, but under GA it really doesnt matter who takes them out.

bulmersgal

Kelvin Sweet Theorist wrote: »

The vast majority of the fee is for the General anaesthetic and hospital stay, would IV sedation or inhalation sedation be a possibility? You can go public in crumlin, but there may very well be a massive wait.

You health insurance may very well cover this, but more likely with a Oral Surgeon in a public hospital, but under GA it really doesnt matter who takes them out.

I got iv sedation for my wisdom teeth out and honest to god i cant remember anything after getting the drip in. The recovery was very quick and my friends a dental nurse and she recommended this oral surgeon as well as my dentist and neither of them connected. I was surprised at how quick, painfree it was and I was back to normal so quick. The price under general was 2000 but i only paid 695 this was Oct 12. I can pm you oral surgeon name he sits in Naas and I think D4

Lou99

Sedation sounds way better than a GA...I'd love the name of your guy please so I can ask him if its a suitable option for her....thanks

Oral Surgeon

Lou99 wrote: »

Hi, does anyone know who I could get to remove my dd 7 baby teeth under general anesthetic, I'm currently looking at a paeds dentist working out of the hermitage but it looks like €2000 for it all, I may have s hope at getting laya to consider covering it if I can get someone who works out if a public hospital... Or is going up north a possibility?? Has to be a GA as she won't sit in a dentist chair even for a clean....thanks Louise

As you have discovered, the removal of primary teeth is not a covered procedure, therefore any treatment you have is either fully public or fully private out of your own pocket.

First step is to check with your local health board clinic. They can give you an idea on waiting times for this treatment under GA.

If not, then it will be treatment with a dentist/ paediatric dentist/ oral surgeon under GA. This is expensive but as mentioned, most of this fee is for the GA and use of the hospital facilities....

IV sedation is not a good option for children of this age especially if she is not co operative to begin with...
Treatment under nitrous oxide is possible and a paediatric dentist could most likely do this for you, this would be cheaper but again a degree of cooperation is necessary to begin with....

I doubt up north is any cheaper and likely adds inconvenience to the mix, also not good for post op issues....

If laya are not going to cover it in a private hospital, I don't see why they would help in a public hospital (as this is not a covered procedure....)

7 teeth is a lot to need removed at this age. Is this because of decay?

Lou99

Thank you so much for that detailed answer, I ll go to the clinic this week and get their opinion. ( I do reckon the laya covering it option is a long shot but it they said to send in the report so they could get their people to review it rather than saying an outright no...you never know - but I doubt it!!) . Thanks.

froggie76

My "dd" had 3 teeth removed under GA in James following a referral from the HSE/ School dentist. She was in pain with one of the teeth so we went as an emergency appointment to the HSE dentist who was able to give us an appointment for the following week in James. I don't know if this would be an option for you or could you ask your dentist for a referral to James?