Not the day I had planned

[Steve M]

Did you go "private"?

No, anyone was free to watch.

But I do have dental insurance that pays for the treatment - does that count?

I think you would call that "private" - I don't have that, so my crown will cost about five Merchant Navy loco's!

Insurance is a legacy from before I retired - pretty much the only ‘perk’ we were allowed to keep on retirement. £10 per month, so two NHS fillings a year and it pays for itself. Well worth it imho.

[RogerB]

.... I don't have that, so my crown will cost about five Merchant Navy loco's!

My dentist charges about 4 MN's per crown - and I've just had two done about 6 weeks apart! R-

[bulleidboy]

.... I don't have that, so my crown will cost about five Merchant Navy loco's!

My dentist charges about 4 MN's per crown - and I've just had two done about 6 weeks apart! R-

Slight increase over your dentist Roger, as my dentist is in the Strand, London - I expect the rent is a little higher than Dorset. I've been using the same practice for forty one years - they are very good and I'm reluctant to change to somebody local who I don't know - but I pay the price!

[RogerB]

I agree completely BB. If you find one you get on with stay with them. R-

[cheshire lines]

I've been with the same dental practice for about 15 years now and to be fair they are pretty good on the whole.

I changed to them when the one I was with previously stopped doing National Health work altogether.