All About Dental

[Thinker]

megbryan:

Today, I brought DS (2.5 yrs old) to have his dental checkup with pedaetric dentist in KKH . DS has numerous cavaties and slight gum infection. The doctor recommend to fix it under GA and charges is estimated $3000!!!!!!?????


Any mums -
1. know how I should go about to get subsided charged in KKH?
2. has similar experience? What are your charges like?

I am so heartache that my DS oral health is in such condition

Hi, I had two experiences at NDC.

First time, it was my DS3. He had 8 fillings and 2 extractions under GA when he was ard 3. As he was already in presch. My first check up was at Sch Dental Center at Health Promotion Board. As his case could not be handled there, it was referred to NDC. Hence his case was partially subsidised, think the bill was ard $1k.

Second time, my DS4, ard 20mths, his front teeth were decaying and as a result the gum was infected. Dentist blamed it on my TBF/demand feeding routine. Anyway, instead of waiting for him to be older, we decided to go to the same dr as private patient. Bill came up to abt $1.6k for 4 extractions and 4 fillings.

Hope this help.

[sashimi]

No offence to anyone, but after reading all the above, I again get this feeling that dentists (and doctors) will say whatever they like so they can get you to part with your cash.


Anyway, when a (baby) tooth is shaky (not decay), I would personally advise just leave it. My DD had a tooth that was shaky for more than a month, but eventually it fell off on its own, naturally.

[megbryan]

Thinker:

First time, it was my DS3. He had 8 fillings and 2 extractions under GA when he was ard 3. As he was already in presch. My first check up was at Sch Dental Center at Health Promotion Board. As his case could not be handled there, it was referred to NDC. Hence his case was partially subsidised, think the bill was ard $1k.

Second time, my DS4, ard 20mths, his front teeth were decaying and as a result the gum was infected. Dentist blamed it on my TBF/demand feeding routine. Anyway, instead of waiting for him to be older, we decided to go to the same dr as private patient. Bill came up to abt $1.6k for 4 extractions and 4 fillings.

Hope this help.

May I know your waiting for the procedure in each occassion? The dentist is waiting time in KKH is May/June. He has a private clinic too. But his consultation charges are 3times more than KKH.

Should I go polyclinic and see gum infection and get a referral letter to KKH to enjoy subsidized rate?

[Thinker]

megbryan:

Thinker:

First time, it was my DS3. He had 8 fillings and 2 extractions under GA when he was ard 3. As he was already in presch. My first check up was at Sch Dental Center at Health Promotion Board. As his case could not be handled there, it was referred to NDC. Hence his case was partially subsidised, think the bill was ard $1k.

Second time, my DS4, ard 20mths, his front teeth were decaying and as a result the gum was infected. Dentist blamed it on my TBF/demand feeding routine. Anyway, instead of waiting for him to be older, we decided to go to the same dr as private patient. Bill came up to abt $1.6k for 4 extractions and 4 fillings.

Hope this help.

May I know your waiting for the procedure in each occassion? The dentist is waiting time in KKH is May/June. He has a private clinic too. But his consultation charges are 3times more than KKH.

Should I go polyclinic and see gum infection and get a referral letter to KKH to enjoy subsidized rate?

If your child is in pre sch, you should try to get appt in sch dental center which cater to preschoolers. Getting an appt is probably a month or shorter depending on availability. The referral to NDC is abt a month. The scheduling of op is actually quite fast, usu the week after.

[megbryan]

Thinker:

megbryan:

[quote=\"Thinker\"]

First time, it was my DS3. He had 8 fillings and 2 extractions under GA when he was ard 3. As he was already in presch. My first check up was at Sch Dental Center at Health Promotion Board. As his case could not be handled there, it was referred to NDC. Hence his case was partially subsidised, think the bill was ard $1k.

Second time, my DS4, ard 20mths, his front teeth were decaying and as a result the gum was infected. Dentist blamed it on my TBF/demand feeding routine. Anyway, instead of waiting for him to be older, we decided to go to the same dr as private patient. Bill came up to abt $1.6k for 4 extractions and 4 fillings.

Hope this help.

May I know your waiting for the procedure in each occassion? The dentist is waiting time in KKH is May/June. He has a private clinic too. But his consultation charges are 3times more than KKH.

Should I go polyclinic and see gum infection and get a referral letter to KKH to enjoy subsidized rate?

If your child is in pre sch, you should try to get appt in sch dental center which cater to preschoolers. Getting an appt is probably a month or shorter depending on availability. The referral to NDC is abt a month. The scheduling of op is actually quite fast, usu the week after.[/quote]Thank you Thinker! Do you know whether we can choose the dentist for the ops in NDC?

[Thinker]

megbryan:

Thinker:

[quote=\"megbryan\"]
May I know your waiting for the procedure in each occassion? The dentist is waiting time in KKH is May/June. He has a private clinic too. But his consultation charges are 3times more than KKH.

Should I go polyclinic and see gum infection and get a referral letter to KKH to enjoy subsidized rate?

If your child is in pre sch, you should try to get appt in sch dental center which cater to preschoolers. Getting an appt is probably a month or shorter depending on availability. The referral to NDC is abt a month. The scheduling of op is actually quite fast, usu the week after.

Thank you Thinker! Do you know whether we can choose the dentist for the ops in NDC?[/quote]Yes, but you will have to pay private patient rate. Which dentist are you thinking of using? Mine is Dr Tan Wei Kiat.

[megbryan]

I do not have any doctors in mind yet. I am currently exploring options. I am still in the shock state when I visited the dentist yesterday, and I was advised that I need to do this procedure on my son and cost approximately $3000 in KKH.

[amylqf]

my dd’s baby teeth haven’t fall out (a little shaky), but the new teeth has already coming out (behind the baby teeth).

She went to see primary school dentist, but dentist said it is still not lose enough for her to pull out.

From the post that I read, it seems that there are totally different two way of how dentist handle the situation.
1. pull out baby teeth to give space for new teeth to grow.
2. leave it to natural teeth drop. the new teeth will move to its location.

which is the better way then, base on your experience?

[Poonie]

I strongly recommend Dr Chua Chee Haow of Atria Pan Dental. He is very patient and gentle with kids although he caters to adults too. He even designed his office with a playroom and TV for children while waiting for their turns. He takes a snapshot of the children’s teeth for keepsake without charging extra (I understand other dentists do). My kids always ask to see him even when their appointment is not due. I once brought my younger one to a neighbourhood dentist for emergency (you have to schedule appointments with Dr Chua a few months in advance) and my girl cried throughout the session.

[amylqf]

Where is Dr. Chua clinic? & charges?