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Just wondering if anyone felt the Lincolnshire earthquake last night?
I know i did. Just around 1 o'clock, i was fast asleep in bed and then next thing i knew i was wide awake and the house was shaking. Oh my god it freaked me out. First i thought i was dreaming or something but then my partner sat straight up as well.
I live in Grimsby which is about 16 miles from Market Rasen where the epicentre was.
That was my first experience of an earthquake, (not very common where i live) and luckily there was no damage done although i know some people havent been as lucky.
Just thought i would start a post so other people can tell there stories.
Hell yeah i did, to keep on topic, i was awake coz my infection was hurting, at 12:58 it started off as a light tremor (i thougth someone was breaking in) so flew outa bed and it got really intense for a few seconds and faded out again,
globally not a huge quake but enough to shake half the country out of bed!
It did rattle my teeth, and when i say that i dont mean the ones in my face
Yeah I felt it in Derby, I think it would have freaked me out a bit if I'd been asleep and got woken up but as it happenned I was still awake and walking across the landing and my hubbie shouted upstairs "did you feel that?!" and I was just about to reply "felt what?" and the house went all shaky and rumbley. It was definitely the strongest earthquake I've ever felt, surreal aren't they?
I was fast asleep but I was woken up by my boyfriend saying ' quick get up I think there is someone in the house' Im in Manchester so cant believe we felt it.
Whilst I am on, does anyone in the UK mind telling me how much they have paid for their treatment private - I am kind of half nhs / half private and am curious.
too much, 2-3 years, upper cemerics, lower metals, will cost about 2,500 plus restoration, extractions and a final whitening you could prob stick another 1k on that.
800 deposit, 100 a month over the course of treatment
I have been quite lucky, I am 28 and I got my braces on when I was 24 when you could have NHS over 18. Paid £400. Braces had to go back on because teeth moved 6 weeks after coming off and the ortho said he would do top teeth for £300 although not got anything in writing yet (fingers crossed).
If you wanna wait for the NHS then fine, but generally youll be left dangling indefinetly, then when you do get seen youll get the biggest, cheapest metals they can find no cosmetics and no choice, and i somehow doubt the service is as good as a decent private ortho, its not really in the best interest of a NHS ortho to give you the best treatment as they get paid regardless. However a private ortho has to or he dont get paid!
I couldnt even get NHS ortho treatment as a kid so wont hold my breath now! lol
Yes I agree completely.... I had to wait 2 years to have braces on and although I have got a good deal on price I am not impressed with the service at all. I have to wait about an hour at each appointment and they are always cancelling on me.
I can just tell my ortho really doesnt care..... and he speaks on his mobile phone whilst he is adjusting my brace. I am in a catch 22 though, if I complain I wont be able to go to him anymore and therefore no more NHS treatment.
Wow that sounds worse than my mini rant, any NHS staff whos working on you and takes a mobile call should be fired on the spot!
The only reason i can afford it was the interest free credit option deposit and monthly payments, scraping the 800 for the deposit was hard enough with every day bills and living expenses what they are nowadays,
my orthos so nice, in fact the whole staff is very nice and friendly which they kinda have to be working on kids 90% of the day as well as very professional and occomadating
I reckon if i ask they will take a few photos of me having my brace fitted, which i intend to ask, as you dont see many pics on here of braces being fitted and i wanna show people just how it works, plus i can inlcude it in a diary at the end.
aw fair play to you mate, you have obviously saved up to get it all done private... If my teeth shift again I am going to consider private and just save up.
martinboyce wrote:If you wanna wait for the NHS then fine, but generally youll be left dangling indefinetly, then when you do get seen youll get the biggest, cheapest metals they can find no cosmetics and no choice, and i somehow doubt the service is as good as a decent private ortho, its not really in the best interest of a NHS ortho to give you the best treatment as they get paid regardless. However a private ortho has to or he dont get paid!
I couldnt even get NHS ortho treatment as a kid so wont hold my breath now! lol
What absolute twaddle! I am one of many patients being treated on the NHS, who is very happy with their treatment and outcome. Brackets are brackets, it doesn't matter which ones you have, it's the archwires that move the teeth, not brackets.
All the NHS orthos who have treated me have pushed for the best possible outcome and are all clearly proud of doing a good job - money is totally irerelevant. No doubt there are some cowboys out there doing half a job, but I've never met any of them.
Who's fed you these lines anyway - a private ortho with a vested interest in getting you to put your hand in your pocket?
Braced May 2005
Bimaxillary surgery Aug 2007
Debraced Jun 2008
Of course you will probably end up waiting longer for the NHS than if you went private. The money for it comes out of our taxes and funds the whole NHS, not just orthodontics. So there's almost bound to be a long waiting list.
But that doesn't mean the service is shoddy. Many orthos (mine included) do both NHS and private work and I know for a fact that his NHS patients get exactly the same level of service as his paying clients.
Not all orthos are equal, but it isn't necessarily an NHS/private divide.
Lizzy, I paid just over 4 grand, but my treatment is unusually complex.
I've been quoted £3100, I'm still waiting for the fully detailed quote but from what he said it includes metal braces for 18 months, adjustments and retainers etc but not extractions or whitening or anything like that.
From what I've read this perhaps seems at the high end of normal for UK private treatment. It's from a registered specialist practice in Derby they do a mix of NHS and private work, the practice seems nice and modern (and the staff are all patient and friendly so far!) , but not super duper swanky. My ortho seems to have a few more qualifications above the standard ones, maybe that's why he charges a bit more... maybe
aw no, I think I have started something here - sorry if I have hurt anyones feelings about NHS.
In my experience my NHS ortho is a bit of a nightmare but in general NHS orthodontics is more than likely ok... I cant grumble with the state of my teeth after the brace came off first time - they were spot on (until they moved even after constant retainer wear)... he is just a bit rude and I dont feel like he cares very much. He also does private work and probably treats them just the same as me.
I have had a great deal on price though !!!
As long as we all get the desired result at the end.
Thank you all for your insight into price, its good to know how much it costs private (for hopefully NOT next time round!!!
it freaked me out. First i thought i was dreaming or something but then my partner sat straight up as well.
