Top front middle incisor disintegrated a couple of years ago - it had been weakened from a previous root canal and massive filling and just fell apart after 20 years so good value for money I suppose. So there I was with a gappy tooth which is not good for going to interviews or interacting with the public. Two dentists told me that it would not be possible to do a crown and the tooth remnant needed to be removed and get a dental single tooth flip plate to wear as a cosmetic thing when required.
I work in Fortitude Valley (Chinatown) and popped into Chinatown Dental on a whim, Dr Kelvin Chang said "burrshit, I fix you tooth leal good" - that's a lie, he speaks perfect British English (Hong Kong of course). He did a heroic metal post implant thingo into the existing root canal and restored my smile to perfect again for $1300 instead of $6000 for the full implant into bone thing. It's going great after 2 years.
This year I went back the other day with a broken tooth expecting a thousand dollar bill at least. "Nah I'll fix that in ten minutes, new restorative materials have come onto the market" and half an hour later I had three fillings he had discovered, including the offending tooth fixed for a total cost of $390.
Now local Bribie Island dentists go something like this:
Book you in for an inspection and xray and spit you out minus $150 and nothing done for your condition as you are exactly in the same condition as when you walked in.
Then they dribble out the treatment and charge you $200 per filling and expect you to be grateful for ripping you off a Grand for a few fillings.
My dentist racked me back in the chair, said "this is what we need to do, giving you a little injection now" and wham, back on the street thirty minutes later fixed up for less than half the cost.
Moral, shop around - AFAIK I am the only Euro patient at Chinatown Dental - if you are in Brisbane, give them a go. Kelvin the man.
I work in Fortitude Valley (Chinatown) and popped into Chinatown Dental on a whim, Dr Kelvin Chang said "burrshit, I fix you tooth leal good" - that's a lie, he speaks perfect British English (Hong Kong of course). He did a heroic metal post implant thingo into the existing root canal and restored my smile to perfect again for $1300 instead of $6000 for the full implant into bone thing. It's going great after 2 years.
This year I went back the other day with a broken tooth expecting a thousand dollar bill at least. "Nah I'll fix that in ten minutes, new restorative materials have come onto the market" and half an hour later I had three fillings he had discovered, including the offending tooth fixed for a total cost of $390.
Now local Bribie Island dentists go something like this:
Book you in for an inspection and xray and spit you out minus $150 and nothing done for your condition as you are exactly in the same condition as when you walked in.
Then they dribble out the treatment and charge you $200 per filling and expect you to be grateful for ripping you off a Grand for a few fillings.
My dentist racked me back in the chair, said "this is what we need to do, giving you a little injection now" and wham, back on the street thirty minutes later fixed up for less than half the cost.
Moral, shop around - AFAIK I am the only Euro patient at Chinatown Dental - if you are in Brisbane, give them a go. Kelvin the man.