Portobello, Dublin

[brit]

Websites with sections of interest to anxious patients in the Dublin area:
http://www.portobellodental.com
According to website, both dentists have an interest in helping nervous patients (see downloadable practice leaflet) and TheWand is available.

[Anniebea]

Ooh I wish they were near me, here you don't even get a dressing after a extraction, just told to bit on the cotton roll until it stops bleeding.................yep dark ages !!

[brit]

Originally Posted by Anniebea

Ooh I wish they were near me, here you don't even get a dressing after a extraction, just told to bit on the cotton roll until it stops bleeding.................yep dark ages !!

You can't really 'dress' a tooth...biting on a cotton roll is the norm as far as I'm aware.....some people consider it worthwhile travelling a bit for the right dentist. I'm sure if you asked around in your locality, you'd get some recommendations...ask if their dentist ever hurts them if that is a big issue for you or whether they use gel before numbing.

[letsconnect]

"I can happily recommend the Portobello Dental Clinic

http://www.portobellodental.com/homepage.htm

I went to see Nick in there and I explained to him that I can be nervous when in the dentist chair and can be a big baby when it comes to oral surgery. He was really re-assuring and comforting. Anything he did he told me exactly what he was doing beforehand and what the reasons were. I have to go back in the new year to get more work done and I will be confident that i will be comfortable."

(http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055448749 )

[Grá]

I went to Portobello Clinic in Dublin after years of being terrified of the dentist and it's the best thing I ever did. When I booked my first apt I had to fill in a form the rate how scared I was e.g. 'Ok, slightly nervous, very nervous' - something like that. I ticked very nervous as I was shaking! My apt was with Dr. Lewis and he came out to the waiting room beforehard to introduce himself and to make sure I was ok and then we went into the surgery. He let me explain exactly what I wanted and what worried me and really listened, then he looked at my teeth and did some x rays, he typed everything into a comp as he went along. I was terrified that I had peridontal disease but it turned out it was just gingivitus and the bones in my teeth are fine! Also, as I had root canal on my two front teeth years ago I thought I'd need crowns, but he said there was no need as the teeth were strong and it would be a waste of money at the moment so he said he'd refill them. I asked him about bleaching too and he said I could definitely get it done, but that he didn't think it was necessary because once he refilled my front teeth my smile would be alot whiter. It was really nice to have a dentist actually try to save me money for a change! He told me about intravenous sedation and said it was an option if I wanted it, but I couldn't afford it and to be honest I really wanted to conquer my fear so I didn't go with it.

All in all, I needed 12 fillings, so he did me out a treatment plan with all of the prices and quoted at the highest price for each so that I had a maximum quote and wouldn't get a shock, and I arranged another apt for yesterday. I have to say, I was really nervous, but he was so nice and the nurse was lovely too, she held my hand the whole time. I got 5 fillings done in the one go and the injections were what I was most worried about, but they weren't too bad at all. I had to get 5 as I never numb very easily, but it was ok really. He told me everything he was going to do before he did it and before I knew it the time went really quickly and it was 2 hours later and I was finished.

He doesn't give out or anything like that, you know the way some dentists do - he simply told me what I needed to get done, and that was really nice and made it seem like it wasn't much at all (although I know 12 fillings is pretty bad!). He told me it wasn't half as bad as I thought it was and tried to make me feel better about the fillings by saying that decay spreads and that that's why there were so many - as I left it so long. I have 2 apts left and it's costing me 900Euro for everything with the PRSI deductions. I want to get everything done by Nov as it's my grad then.

I really have never met a nicer dentist, he's so gentle with your mouth and even today my mouth is only a wee bit sore from the injections, nothing like the time I got them years ago. He'll be honest with you and understands nervous patients and is not at all condescending. The surgery actually specialises in treating nervous patients too so I'm sure all the dentists are lovely. Even the reception girls are so nice. When my apt was over I realised I'd got the price wrong and it was 100Euro more than I thought, I didn't have the money and didn't know what to do, but the girl on reception was lovely and said I could pay it on my next apt and it was fine

I couldn't recommend him anymore to anyone who's as scared as I was, even just go in and have a chat with him and make your mind up then, it'll be such a relief when you do - trust me I know the feeling!