specialist registar not orthodontist?..

[Squara square face]

Hi- sorry long post...

I posted a while back about my NHS orthodontist who was extremely rough with me so I asked if I could change orthodontists. The last 2 appointments I have seen another lady who is a lot nicer and gentle but I have a few concerns..

Firstly I feel like my upper teeth are getting worse. I was pretty happy with them before braces but was told I needed the braces on top for my bite. The brace has been on for almost a year and wire changed each appointment and the only movement seems to be making them worse (eg the canine teeth getting longer and more vampire looking, the teeth next to the central ones are getting shorter and gaps have appeared and the front teeth slant to the left but were previously straight..).

I was told 2 months ago I was aprox 6-9 months away from finishing treatment and the old ortho told me appointments would be getting closer together to start tweaking (finishing phase?). However my last 2 appointments with the new ortho have been 8weeks and then 10weeks apart.

After these concerns I decided to look on the NHS website for the hospital I am at and it says the new doctor is a specialist registrar (in training) not a qualified consultant like the others. This has just made my concerns worse. She is not supervised so does this mean she is at a good enough level to not need supervision? I am questioning whether she is making my teeth worse as she doesn’t know what she is doing but maybe I am being unfair and worrying needlessly.

I know it is hard to say but have others had issues at this stage of treatment of teeth looking worse and then correcting or should I question the movement and time between appointments. I am worried if I wait 10 weeks to see the dr again they will have gotten a lot worse…

[sarz]

Hi just read your post, hope you are feeling better about being treated by a specialist registrar. I am no expert but these specialists are often training to become a consultant in their particular speciality and are undertaking a higher degree at Master's level.

Now I could tell you a story here but I no longer have the lowest form of wit - and am moving on.
(Thanks to my good friends at Team Buzz and their adaptations)
Good Luck with completing your treatment.

Sarz

[Jewles]

Can you get a loan and go through a private ortho? I would be pretty close to giving up on the NHS!

[sarz]

I paid for a private consultation because of a stupid argument that I had with the NHS. It was expensive and I took out a loan to complete treatment with them.
Yes they are very nice (have had one appointment; due back very soon) and they explained everything etc. with a written contract stating exactly what they would be doing and how - I am now seen on a seven weekly basis and hope to be brace-free by my birthday in the summer, I will need to wear retainers for years and will need to attend annual appointments privately after the one year post orthodontic phase that they have covered in the contract, but to be honest with you I would stick it out and be brave - carry on with your treatment if the NHS arranged to do it. I am just stubborn and argued with the NHS.
Just hoping that my plates don't come loose or get infected from my surgery as I dread to think how much that would cost me to correct.
Best Wishes
Sarz