New dentists

[maxmix]

NHS Highland

Campbeltown Dental Centre

Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership

The above facility is due to open early next year. Patients from South Kintyre wishing to be considered for treatment at the university wing of the new centre should call:

0845 601 3533

Your details will be added to our waiting list and we will contact you by letter prior to the opening of the centre.

Please be aware that the university wing of the centre will only be offering registration to individuals who are not currenly registered with a dentist.

I read this with disbelief on Friday morning. So £4million pound is spent building a new state of the art Dental Centre and the only option for new patients is to register with students! (no offence to students) Plus you can only register if you are NOT registered elsewhere!!! So, I have to unregister with my Dentist in Furnace and take the chance I might get registered with the university wing? What an absolute joke!!

Got to agree.... Shocking amount of money for this.... Obviously no corners cut with this project....

One good thing ! (Maybe).... Hopefully all the dental work being carried out by the students will be free....

My Father attended the Dental hospital in Glasgow for many years. I did hear a lot of horror stories from him over the years, by the work being carried out by students, but at least all the treatment was free....

I'll need to post up some of the stories when I can I'll ask him next time i'm speaking to him lol

maxmix

[sooze23]

A couple of things

1. the 'students' are post grad and like junior doctors need to do a certain amount of post grad work. There are many people I know from the central belt who only use the Dental Hospital 'students' and have done for years quite happily. it is also hoped that this will attract new dentists to the area.

2. re being struck off. As an NHS patient you can only be discontinued as one for non attendance of 48 months plus (from 1st April 2009 and prior to this date it was 36 months)

Any NHS complaints should be directed to Josie Walker at CAB

I have been in the new premises and they are state of the art. Apart from such issues as access, space and extra surgeries there was also a need to provide decontamination facilities for instruments etc. There are 4 surgeries for the present dental practice and for for the Dental School students.

What is needed in the area though is a dental technician so anyone in that line of work would be welcome.

[maxmix]

A couple of things

1. the 'students' are post grad and like junior doctors need to do a certain amount of post grad work. There are many people I know from the central belt who only use the Dental Hospital 'students' and have done for years quite happily. it is also hoped that this will attract new dentists to the area.

2. re being struck off. As an NHS patient you can only be discontinued as one for non attendance of 48 months plus (from 1st April 2009 and prior to this date it was 36 months)

Any NHS complaints should be directed to Josie Walker at CAB

I have been in the new premises and they are state of the art. Apart from such issues as access, space and extra surgeries there was also a need to provide decontamination facilities for instruments etc. There are 4 surgeries for the present dental practice and for for the Dental School students.

What is needed in the area though is a dental technician so anyone in that line of work would be welcome.

Good information !

Thanks

maxmix

[Kintyre Forum News]

1. the 'students' are post grad and like junior doctors need to do a certain amount of post grad work. There are many people I know from the central belt who only use the Dental Hospital 'students' and have done for years quite happily. it is also hoped that this will attract new dentists to the area.

Good post sooze23. Do you know if treatment is free? (Thinking it probably isn't but just for confirmation) Phoned the number over the weekend but no answer.

2. re being struck off. As an NHS patient you can only be discontinued as one for non attendance of 48 months plus (from 1st April 2009 and prior to this date it was 36 months)

Any NHS complaints should be directed to Josie Walker at CAB

What is CAB and do you have contact details?

[sooze23]

Can't say re the costs but as Dental Hospital is free assume the same but don't quote me.

CAB is the Citizens Advice Bureau and the local office is
Argyll & Bute CAB
Riverside
Oban Rd
Lochgilphead
PA31 8NG

08456 123808

info@abcab.org.uk

[macmach]

Does anyone know when the new Dental hospital will open?

[EileenH]

Does anyone know if or when the new dentists is opening? I applied to register with them and was told an appointment would be sent out when it opened. I thought it was march/ April it was meant to open? Does anyone know?

[loggerstu]

I was at dentist last month and was told there was a shortage of equipment for the new place and it would be middle of summer before it was up and running?!?

[maxmix]

Does anyone know if or when the new dentists is opening? I applied to register with them and was told an appointment would be sent out when it opened. I thought it was march/ April it was meant to open? Does anyone know?

Not heard anything myself.... Looks as if i'll be sticking with Glasgow....

Summer ! No Equipment ! Coming soon ! Is the place actually open ?

maxmix

[EileenH]

That's not good news - I'm not registered with anyone and I've just chipped a filling. I don't have the time to go all the way to Glasgow for a dental appointment. Anyway, it's my understanding that it's folk who aren't registered with anyone who will get priority at the new place.

[Ship called Dignity]

That's not good news - I'm not registered with anyone and I've just chipped a filling. I don't have the time to go all the way to Glasgow for a dental appointment.

Eileen - If you phone Tarbert - http://www.tarbertdentalsurgery.co.uk/ - you will get registered there. I have found them absolutely first class. Get appointments quickly and to suit your travel plus if you need to contact them in an emergency they will give you an appointment that day rather than having to sit and wait. Open to 6pm every night too.

Anyway, it's my understanding that it's folk who aren't registered with anyone who will get priority at the new place.

Yes, mine too which means it is a bit of a risk to come off the register elsewhere to find it still isn't open here.

[EileenH]

If I register with tarbert will I lose out on getting registered at the new place though? I have phoned the number to register and was told as I haven't been registered with anyone else for a number of years that I will be sent out an appointment when they open. If I go to tarbert now, will I be put to the bottom of the list here? I've heard that the tarbert practice is very good. I've been lucky that I haven't had any bother but a jagged filling is very annoying to say the least! It's a bit of a waste of money building a new dentist and then being unable, for whatever reason, to provide equipment for it.

[smokynuk]

If I register with tarbert will I lose out on getting registered at the new place though?

When i registered i was told that if you are registered elsewhere then you will not be listed as a "priority" and therefore be put at the bottom of the list. Doesnt seem to matter that the only other place you can get registered right now is 40 miles away.

[campbell]

Heres the number,01586 555353. I registered last week,they take you as long as your not registered elsewhere as far as i know.I was told if a student does the dental work you dont have to pay,but if the teaching dentist has to do the work you do.

[EileenH]

I already phoned to register Campbell. I was told an appointment would be sent when it opened.