Anybody here get dentistry done in UCC Dentist School?

JackieChang

One of my molars is in bits.

I want to extract it for a cost of €110. Dentist is recommending a root canal and crown. Costs about €1,200 yoyo.

I see it costs about 60% less in the UCC dentistry school if you agree to be a guinea pig. I'll have hungover students clattering around in my teeth for hours, but supervised by an actual dentist.

I think I'll give it a shot.

Has anybody been there? Bonus points if you actually got a crown done.

Any good?

embraer170

When you say it's in bits, what is wrong with it?

I wonder if you would get more answers on the Boards dentistry forum.

Tony H

I still have fillings and 3 crowns from the UCC dentistry school from the 70's done by a student , at this stage they will out last me , It wasn't even up in UCC then , it was by the old north infirmary .

JackieChang

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120326867#Comment_120326867

Had a fairly chunky filling that fell out, with bits of teeth too. Happened when I was eating crisps.

Now it's causing a massive tooth ache, which in turn is causing migraines. I want this thing yanked out. It's the molar just after the wisdom tooth. Currently on antibiotics and painkillers.

Didn't know there was a dentistry forum. Will check it out. Hopefully it's not a ghost town.

JackieChang

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120326874#Comment_120326874

Interesting. To be fair to them I heard it's more experienced students doing it, not first years anyway. I just couldn't spend €1,200 on a tooth I couldn't give a **** about. Have all my other teeth.

Nigel Fairservice

A friend of mine did a filling for me back in 2005 when we were students. I still have it. The same guy couldn't tie a tie at the time! Work will be supervised by a fully qualified dentist.

Heckler

I know things will have have changed since my days. In my teens (1990ish) I went there as my mums friend was a dental nurse up there and told her they were looking for cheap volunteers. I went there for many many weeks. It was horrendous. I now have a mouthful of fucked up teeth, am afraid to go to the dentist and when I eventually have to its going to cost the bones of 15-20k to get even someway sorted.

Things will have improved hugely in that time i know but my advice is don't scrimp on your dental health. Its not worth it. Its a major regret in my life.

Douglas Eegit

I had a lot of work done around the state dentists and up to the CUH also. The student stuff was supervised by a Professor and you are given the choice whether you agree or not to the work being done by a trainee.