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How do you find a dentist in England?

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Kathleen_B
  2/24/2002 13:34 EST

Hi,
I've been living outside London for almost 2 years, but now find I need a dentist! How do you register with one? And is it covered by the NHS?
Thanks,
Kathleen

ElizabethT
  2/25/2002 17:26 EST

Hi Kathleen,

I don't have an immediate answer for you, but I do know that this was a topic on another site, so you might search or post there (more traffic than this site). It is www.americanexpats.co.uk

I do know that in London there are several American trained dentists so perhaps you could see one of them.

Good luck!

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meagant
  2/28/2002 13:22 EST

Kathleen,
Funny you should ask this as I have just gone to my first dental appointment in the UK since I moved over here 6 years ago. You can ask your GP for a list of dentists in the local area, or alternately at the chemist's. They should be able to tell you whether or not the dentist takes NHS patients or not, but as a word of advice don't assume that just because they take NHS patients means you can register as one. Most dentists have closed or severely limited the number of new NHS patients they will take. This might not be too much of a problem though, as my initial (private) consultation cost only £27.32--and that included four x-rays, a check-up and clean and polish. My husband had an uneven tooth fixed this morning (some filing and bonding involved) and that was a tenner! Granted this may only be my specific practice, but compare that to American dentists. And, btw, the service was professional and thorough, so don't feel you *need* to go to an American-trained dentist; there are plenty of the indigenous sort around who are great.

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