See my previous reply
Pete Bridgwood wrote:
> >I don't know about other countries. But in this country, I have had
> patients
> >coming to see me because the first available emergency dental appointment
> is 1
> >week away and they are told to see the GP to get anti-biotics so that the
> dental
> >abscess would have "calmed down" by the time of their dental appointment.
> Last
> >week, I had a patient coming to see me because his dentist was on holiday
> and
> >there is no cover!!! I wonder if other GPs have similiar experience about
> dentists
> >in their area??? Should we be doing dental on calls as well???
>
> Yes !
> Absolute nightmare... in Lincolnshire it seems all the dentists have closed
> their lists if you listen to some of the patients. I tend to give
> antibiotics & analgesics rather than insist they see a dentist but maybe I'm
> to much of a softy. Had a dental abscess myself last year and resorted to
> injecting the root with marcaine using an insulin needle in the end - ah
> what bliss !
>
> We can't let em suffer, can we ?
>
> (If it's a night call I just tell them to sleep sitting-up.... usually does
> the trick by eliminating gravity)
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Dr Trefor Roscoe
Beighton Health Centre
Sheffield S20 5JX
CME Informatics Tutor N Trent
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