I found the hospital to be great for a while as they sorted out many of the problems caused by the neglect of the NHS dental service I had in the past. Once assigned a student everything went well and my mouth problems were sorted out as quick as you would expect in a training environment. However once that student had qualified, leaving only small details to attend to with me. It became more difficult to get appointments, even when a new student who was in her 3 year, was assigned. They kept putting things off, such as when a tooth, which had been repaired by them chipped again. One day I was in the waiting room and everyone else got taken in, except me. A member of staff told the receptionist that my student had not turned up for some reason, when he mentioned her name, I pointed out that I was waiting for her. He had to get another student to look at me, he took one look at the chipped tooth and said "that's a big job" I will leave it for your student.
That student or the hospital never made another appointment with me. Now a few years later that tooth needs extracting!
I get the impression that my mouth was being used to help a student pass. Then after that I was not of interest to them. Since I only needed tinkering with!
Still waiting for the appointment or have they lost my records?
"OK and great if you have a lot of work for a..."
About: Charles Clifford Dental Hospital Charles Clifford Dental Hospital Sheffield S10 2SZ
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