Dentist
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 2:15 pm
Hello everyone,
Just returned back from holidays in my home country and the earlier posting about dentist made me curious…
I spent some time at dentist’s before moving to Portugal and then didn’t have any trouble for several years. Yet one day had to visit a local dentist: I had an open nerve. To say the truth, the visit horrified me for I was offered to take the tooth out. My pleading to treat the tooth met no response. Sure, I didn’t agree.
Since then, I see my ”own” dentist far from the Algarve once a year.
Just for curiosity, we spent around 448 euro on this visit. It included 5 anesthesia, 19 fillings and whitening for my husband. That’s for family of 5. All within 8 calendar days, with gaps for breaks…
The prothesist was ready to force up and replace my bridge within a week… Unfortunately, I had to use surgeon’s service… Another 20 euros…
My wonder is: is it worth to buy an insurance here and not spoil our holidays ? Does it economically pay off ? Are there any reliable dentists around ?
Who could give a word of advice ?
Just returned back from holidays in my home country and the earlier posting about dentist made me curious…
I spent some time at dentist’s before moving to Portugal and then didn’t have any trouble for several years. Yet one day had to visit a local dentist: I had an open nerve. To say the truth, the visit horrified me for I was offered to take the tooth out. My pleading to treat the tooth met no response. Sure, I didn’t agree.
Since then, I see my ”own” dentist far from the Algarve once a year.
Just for curiosity, we spent around 448 euro on this visit. It included 5 anesthesia, 19 fillings and whitening for my husband. That’s for family of 5. All within 8 calendar days, with gaps for breaks…
The prothesist was ready to force up and replace my bridge within a week… Unfortunately, I had to use surgeon’s service… Another 20 euros…
My wonder is: is it worth to buy an insurance here and not spoil our holidays ? Does it economically pay off ? Are there any reliable dentists around ?
Who could give a word of advice ?
