AUUGGGGGGGGGG DENTAL ISSUE

[babycake]

augggggg
if anyone is seeking
a new dentist
do not go to this one dentist
if you want to know who
u can email me
i made the appt in aug
after my old dentist retired
and i had appt set for oct 14th
i called approx 2weeks before and
they claimed there was no appt
so i made another appt for december 30th
i even called then 2weeks before xmas
to varify my appt which was today
i get there and guess what
the freaken office is closed untill
jan 5th
no one called me
i should had listen to my gut feeling
from the start...
they TOTALLY LOST ME AS A PATIENT!!!!!!!!


i even called yesterday
to get my pre-med filled
pior to my dental appt
and she didnt say
a dang thing to me
about the office being closed

[kristina]

I am very sorry babycake for the troubles you go through with your new dentist.
I am going to face perhaps similar upheavals in the future
because my dentist, whom I saw twice every year for almost 30 years
is also retiring at the end of 2014...
Fortunately my retiring dentist gave me a recommendation
of another dentist who is like him "of the old caring school"...
In the very near future I have to make an appointment with this new dentist
and I do hope very much to avoid any pitfalls...
Take care and good-luck-wishes from Kristina.

[Darthvadar]

Best of luck finding a dentist who meets your needs...

I don't have renal failure (yet!), but I'm significantly disabled... So finding a dentist who has any great understanding of the condition was 'challenging' to say the least, not to mention one who's surgery is wheelchair accessible...

I'm in the very fortunate position of living in a capital city with a fantastic University Dental Hospital and School, and because my disability is on the unusual side, and I've already lived way beyond my projected life-span, they're willing to treat me there for the rest of my life.... In return, I make myself for teaching purposes, and I serve on the board's Patient Forum... So I'm VERY fortunate... I believe that I have the very best side of this whole deal!....

Hope you find a great dentist soon... Having kidney issues is enough to be dealing with without additional hassles....

Darth...

[cattlekid]

Ahh, dentists. 

When DH and I were first engaged, I started going to his dentist.  This guy is a family friend, but is also the mayor of the town where DH's family lives.  I felt that he was a competent dentist but it was getting harder and harder to schedule appointments with him due to his busy schedule.

Then, we went to a dentist in a larger town.  This guy was EXPENSIVE and every time we went, there was something else we needed.  And he REQUIRED that you have a credit card on file so he could charge you immediately for what your insurance didn't pay.  After getting some big charges without warning, I had enough.  He also wasn't comfortable treating me once I developed ESRD.

Finally, we have settled on a dental practice that moved in within walking distance of our home.  They have fabulous hours, including evenings, Saturdays and Sundays (!)  They understand that watchful waiting is often the way to go instead of just immediately drilling and filling.  They also didn't freak out about the ESRD.  Thankfully, it's run by a bunch of young guys so they should be around for a few years.

[babycake]

i did call on 2 other dentist
that cover my health plan
one was well she was busy
with a patient
and she said she would
call me back... never did
so i made appt with someone else
so i have appt in feb
she even thought  the dentist
i was suppose to  have  was in the wrong
well geeze of course..

and mind you i even called
monday morning
for them to send over my
premeds to the pharmacist
and she never said they were
going to be clossed

[Charlie B53]

I'm a bit in the dark about these dental complications of ESRD.  I still consider myself relatively 'new' here as I've only been on PD for a year and a half.  I don't have too many teeth left, just 9 lower front.  The rest have been leaving me slowly for a very long time.   But no one at my clinic has mentioned anything other than a need for a pre-treatment anti-biotic.  Similar to what I was told after my by-pass, to prevent any infection of a heart valve.

Can anyone clarify, or have a link to someplace that has more information?

Thanks,

Charlie B

[iolaire]

I was not aware either, seems like I should have let my nephrologist know that I'm getting old work on a tooth fixed on Monday.  I guess I'll talk to him about it next round.

Here are a few random links that talk about the dental issues, seems like they highlight risks of you have a shunt style access:
http://www.oralb.com/topics/on-dialysis-tips-for-your-dentists-visits.aspx
http://www.davita.com/kidney-disease/overview/symptoms-and-diagnosis/dental-health-for-people-with-kidney-disease/e/4731
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18587305

[Jean]

 After reading all of this, here is a little TMI for you. Dentures work wonderfully well!!!

[kristina]

When I became pre-dialysis eight years ago,
I also developed suddenly severe problems with my gums bleeding
and subsequently problems with my teeth developed.
My dentist (a provider of preventional medical care) thought at first it had become so bad very quickly
that because of that I should have an urgent operation to stop the deterioration.
But then he then agreed with me to give it a try and a little time to see if the preventional medical care still could help.
He told me to: brush my teeth half an hour every time I ate something, even if it was only a biscuit...
He also advised me to use three different brushes: first an electrical tooth brush,
then a little (thin) brush to massage gently the gums at every tooth
and then finally the very little brushes (according to size) for the "in-between" the teeth...
I have done that "religiously" ever since and my teeth- and gum-problems have subsided.
Good luck from Kristina.

[babycake]

I'm a bit in the dark about these dental complications of ESRD.  I still consider myself relatively 'new' here as I've only been on PD for a year and a half.  I don't have too many teeth left, just 9 lower front.  The rest have been leaving me slowly for a very long time.   But no one at my clinic has mentioned anything other than a need for a pre-treatment anti-biotic.  Similar to what I was told after my by-pass, to prevent any infection of a heart valve.

Can anyone clarify, or have a link to someplace that has more information?

Thanks,

Charlie B

charlie
i had a heart valve replacment 9yrs ago
and i had even called  monday morning
to have them call in my pre med
which they did and nothing
was said by having them being closed
your heart doc should had mention
every time u went in to the dentist
you have to get a pre med