Hi all, I relocated to the UK from Toronto. When I was in Toronto, I used to get my teeth cleaned every 6 months. They would usually clean my teeth in 2 separate appointments and take about 30-40 mins - one for my upper set and one for my lower set. I couldn’t find a dentist / hygienist here for over a year because I was still settling down. However, I had dental cleaning appointment here today for the first time and I was out in less than 20 mins. I feel like my teeth haven’t been thoroughly…

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You came to the UK expecting world class dental care. Most people I know don’t have dentists, good luck 😂

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Hi also from Toronto. It is a faster service here (20 min sounds right) and not as thorough, but still does the job I suppose. You might be able to find something closer to a North American service by doing some research into private providers

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If you have some suggestion why not just throw it in the comment. It could just save him some time

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Dental care is a royal rip off here, maybe the worst across Europe. People go to Turkey to have their teeth done bc it’s cheap (they get ripped off in a different manner there 🤣). Just make sure you’re under a private insurance that covers it.

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Yeah, what you had was probably just a regular checkup. General dentistry is state-subsidised by the NHS but this only includes a ‘health’ check. Cleaning aka ‘scaling and polishing’ is done only as needed. They’ll likely clean any areas that need it but the focus is more to prevent sick teeth rather than produce a nice smile.

Any other services e.g. full cleaning, straightening, whitening etc… are classed as ‘cosmetic dentistry’ which you have to pay for out-of-pocket. So if your dentist says a scale and polish is not clinically necessary but you want one anyway, you will have to pay for it privately.

If you have a cavity and need a filling that’s a whole separate issue and can even be down to the dentist’s discretion depending on how big. (I had a cavity that my dentist filled for free because I quote ‘it’d be silly to charge for a cavity that small’)

TL;DR NHS dentistry doesn’t cover ‘cosmetic’ services, so if you’re looking for a full clean you’d better go private

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Cleaned. Plus they asked me to pay more later as they did some ‘extra work’. I am not sure if this is a UK thing or this dentist specific thing. Looking to get some insight into dentists here. Thank you

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