Couple flew 5,900 miles for a DENTIST APPOINTMENT

Credit: SWNS / Jamaica Kelly  A couple skirted NHS waiting lists by flying 5,900 miles to Thailand for a dental appointment.

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00:00 Before we decided that we would go to the dentist, we were just due for a dental check-in

00:04 in December and it's cheaper here and we're heading back to England soon so we figured

00:07 we'd just get it done.

00:08 My name is Jamaica Kelly, I'm 23 years old and basically I was due for a visit to the

00:14 dentist around that time when I was in Thailand.

00:16 I knew that it would be cheaper, I knew that I could find a place that had English-speaking

00:21 dentists and good standards and I knew that I could get it all done fairly quickly so

00:26 just kind of went for it.

00:27 It was like a thousand baht per person which is very cheap and it was like a full clean

00:30 and x-ray so can't complain about that.

00:33 We walked in at 5pm on like a Thursday evening just to see if we could find an appointment.

00:38 She offered us something that was in an hour's time so we kind of just left, killed some

00:43 time, brushed our teeth and came back an hour later at 6 o'clock.

00:46 They took me through pretty much straight away.

00:48 There was about one form to fill out with just basic details to put on file.

00:52 Didn't need any insurance or anything because we were paying out of pocket so that was really

00:55 easy.

00:56 Just sitting in the chair and having the cleaning done, it was all pretty much the same as how

01:00 I'd experienced going to the dentist back home my whole life so knew what to expect

01:04 and it came out the exact same.

01:05 When I was done I had x-rays which was the exact same.

01:08 My x-rays basically told me what was going on.

01:11 I asked to have those emailed to me and they said that wasn't a problem if I wanted to

01:15 take that up with a different dentist in the future.

01:17 It was about an hour in total for the cleaning and the x-rays and I walked back out very

01:21 happy.

01:22 So yeah, you have to do your own research, you have to find a dental practice in Thailand

01:26 that you feel comfortable going to.

01:29 But if you want to save some money, I think it's a great thing to look into.

01:32 I personally have had no downsides from going.

01:35 Make sure the place you're considering has an English website.

01:38 They say they have English speaking receptionists and dentists.

01:41 The prices are really clear and they're well reviewed would definitely be my top things

01:46 to look into before committing to an appointment.

01:49 But it's definitely possible to get something really good for a fraction of what you pay

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