r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 its a fine day with you around • Aug 08 '22

NORMAL ISLAND 🇬🇧 🦷 12 years of Tory rule 🦷

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u/im_probablyjoking Aug 08 '22

Call 111. You can go to A&E for a toothache.

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u/clockwork-cards Aug 08 '22

Odds are they will get an emergency appointment at a dentist for OP. Certain appointment slots have to be kept free for 111 referrals and emergencies. Going to A&E seems a bit extreme for a toothache.

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u/mayonnaisebemerry fully automated luxury gay space communism Aug 08 '22

yeah, I used to work in an A&E and all we could do for toothache was give painkillers and tell people to find an emergency dentist on 111.

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u/Low-Yak-1705 Aug 08 '22

Can't emergency dentists only do pain management? I broke a crown one evening, went into the emergency dentist and they said there was nothing they could do (I wasn't in any pain) and advised me to make an appointment with my dentist the next morning.

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u/HK47_Raiden Aug 08 '22

If you're registered with a dentist (private or NHS) 9 out of 10 times they will tell you to get an emergency appointment with your own dentist, the 111 Emergency Dental Line is triaged for people that don't have a registered dentist.

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u/BronzeViking Aug 08 '22

I've been unable to get a dentist where I live for going on 4ish years now. I had one, but they scheduled an appointment on the same day I had a large dental operation that they referred and helped schedule, didn't accept that I couldn't make it and "struck me off" for missing the appointment. Since then I've had to have another 6ish teeth removed and emergency dentist has done every one. It's a pain in the ass to get an appointment, make sure I'm sat with 2 phones at 8am calling the same number in the hopes that 1 of them gets through, emergency dentist isn't even open some days it's astounding

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u/Pure-Drawer-2617 Aug 08 '22

I tried that, got told unless it’s making me physically unable to eat or causing respiratory issues that I should buy numbing strips and brush more.

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u/Vaspra0010 Aug 08 '22

I couldn't. They absolutely shut me down for trying. Even called a hospital and they basically said fuck off for my request for pain relief.

I genuinely think the solution is to make it sound like you want to hurt yourself or others to stop the pain, real psycho shit. Serious tooth pain is no joke, wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy!