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We're in the pipe, 5 by 5
Long shot but any suggestions would be helpful.
My old dad of 84 is waiting for triple heart surgery due to a worn out valve. The longer he has to wait the higher the chance of, well, mortality of course.
Partly due to covid and partly due to their normal dentist retiring he lapsed a bit with check ups. As part of the pre op stuff he needs a dental "all clear" (any infection in the mouth has connections to potential lethal infections in the heart).
Bad timing but some fillings have just fallen out
and now the check up he has just had the dentist said three teeth can no longer hold fillings and now three extractions are needed - but this new dental surgery (who they haven't been very happy with) can't do them and they have put a referral back to the NHS for it to be done (would normally be under local anesthetic or general but obviously with a heart op up coming it would have to be under local). That could be quite a wait even under priority.
I'm getting frustrated as while they are not minted my folks are comfortable and can probably stretch ok to private treatment for the extractions. They are just a bit old fashioned, the NHS will look after us etc etc. This really needs to be done asap so as not to delay the heart op further (it's already well over the suggest 4-8 weeks waiting list as Priority 2 that the consultant said) .
So....my question to the great and good of NSC -
Has anyone recently had tooth extractions done privately and could they recommend a dentist? (folks live in Seaford but can travel).
Sorry for the long post but any help gratefully received, cheers.
My old dad of 84 is waiting for triple heart surgery due to a worn out valve. The longer he has to wait the higher the chance of, well, mortality of course.
Partly due to covid and partly due to their normal dentist retiring he lapsed a bit with check ups. As part of the pre op stuff he needs a dental "all clear" (any infection in the mouth has connections to potential lethal infections in the heart).
Bad timing but some fillings have just fallen out
and now the check up he has just had the dentist said three teeth can no longer hold fillings and now three extractions are needed - but this new dental surgery (who they haven't been very happy with) can't do them and they have put a referral back to the NHS for it to be done (would normally be under local anesthetic or general but obviously with a heart op up coming it would have to be under local). That could be quite a wait even under priority.I'm getting frustrated as while they are not minted my folks are comfortable and can probably stretch ok to private treatment for the extractions. They are just a bit old fashioned, the NHS will look after us etc etc. This really needs to be done asap so as not to delay the heart op further (it's already well over the suggest 4-8 weeks waiting list as Priority 2 that the consultant said) .
So....my question to the great and good of NSC -
Has anyone recently had tooth extractions done privately and could they recommend a dentist? (folks live in Seaford but can travel).
Sorry for the long post but any help gratefully received, cheers.
