CaptainR Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Because of my travel I've used Dentists in the USA, South East Asia, South America, the Middle East, Europe and Africa... Most of them were shocked that I had amalgam fillings from the UK, as that seems to be alien to most other countries (one Canadian Dentist was horrified and said it was illegal in Canada), anyway in the third world countries I had some very mixed experiences. I honestly feel much better having dental treatment in Australia, luckily its covered under my extras plan by Bupa, and the extras were available within 3 months (in fact a colleague who applied after me managed to get the waiting period for extras waived). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound4Tassie Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Because of my travel I've used Dentists in the USA, South East Asia, South America, the Middle East, Europe and Africa... Most of them were shocked that I had amalgam fillings from the UK, as that seems to be alien to most other countries (one Canadian Dentist was horrified and said it was illegal in Canada), anyway in the third world countries I had some very mixed experiences. I honestly feel much better having dental treatment in Australia, luckily its covered under my extras plan by Bupa, and the extras were available within 3 months (in fact a colleague who applied after me managed to get the waiting period for extras waived). Re Canadian dentist.... http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/oral_health/faqs/dental_amalgam_faqs.asp#2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckleface Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Personally I would never consider having dental work done outside Australia unless it was in the USA or Canada. One of my daughters friends had work done in Thailand last year and has been paying for it ever since. She has not only lost the teeth that were worked on she has an infection in her jaw bone from an implant that is causing all sorts of problems. It looks like she is going to end up needing reconstructive plastic surgery and bottom dentures as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenswood Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks for the insight. Because of my travel I've used Dentists in the USA, South East Asia, South America, the Middle East, Europe and Africa... Most of them were shocked that I had amalgam fillings from the UK, as that seems to be alien to most other countries (one Canadian Dentist was horrified and said it was illegal in Canada), anyway in the third world countries I had some very mixed experiences. I honestly feel much better having dental treatment in Australia, luckily its covered under my extras plan by Bupa, and the extras were available within 3 months (in fact a colleague who applied after me managed to get the waiting period for extras waived). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenswood Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Bad dentists everywhere I suppose. Personally I would never consider having dental work done outside Australia unless it was in the USA or Canada. One of my daughters friends had work done in Thailand last year and has been paying for it ever since. She has not only lost the teeth that were worked on she has an infection in her jaw bone from an implant that is causing all sorts of problems. It looks like she is going to end up needing reconstructive plastic surgery and bottom dentures as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenswood Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thanks - the truth is out there!!!!!! Re Canadian dentist.... http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/oral_health/faqs/dental_amalgam_faqs.asp#2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuffythetugboat Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Waiting period of 2 months, many providers waive the waiting period, a lot of work is covered under general dental so is unlimited on the policy I have and yes major dental is capped but you dont need major work every year do you! I was talking about Ravenswood and the dilemma he/she is in, not someone rocking up with a Holliwood set of teeth asking for insurance cover for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuffythetugboat Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Forgot to add a ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi from Manchester Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm not sure there are any dental insurance plans that cover implants. Have you contacted your local university dental hospital to see if you're entitled to (massively) discounted treatment performed by supervised post grad students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Emily Sun Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 You can ask the hospital to prove the parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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