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"Chaotic treatment plan"

About: Birmingham Dental Hospital

I have been a patient at the Dental hospital for in excess of 4 years (Original estimate circa 18 months - restorative dentistry). For my latest appointment, I arrived at 0945 for a 1000 appointment, at 1005 I received a call to tell me that my appointment had been cancelled - The clinician had not turned up. My last 3 appointments (for fitment of 2 crowns) have all been a disaster. On each of the 3 occasions the crowns have been manufactured incorrectly (they did not fit!) As they are front teeth, the fit is rather critical! The first 2 years of my treatment seemed to be very professional and the staff (especially the nurses) could not have been better. However, the last 2 years the system appears to gone into "meltdown". To make the same mistake on 3 separate occasions seems incomprehensible - what makes it worse there seems to just a shrug of the shoulders and "We'll try to fit you in, in a couple of month’s time to try again". I do not know what the cost might be to keep making impressions of my teeth and then to make the crowns, but to keep making the same mistake repeatedly is getting beyond belief. I am writing to the hospital to ask for some sort of investigation to try to get the situation resolved - However, my expectation is quite low. What a great shame, I understand that the hospital is also a teaching hospital but where there appears to little or no supervision, mistakes will surely keep on happening.

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Response from Birmingham Dental Hospital 9 years ago
Birmingham Dental Hospital
Submitted on 25/07/2014 at 09:04
Published on nhs.uk on 14/09/2014 at 11:04


Dear Mr Fay I am very sorry to read of your experience, and for the delay in providing you with this response. I have made enquiries about your recent visit and have been advised that an appointment has been made for you for Monday morning. I do hope you have received information about this appointment; however if you have not, please do contact the Customer Service Team on 0800 917 2855 and they will be happy to give you the details. I apologise that you were not spoken to directly about the cancellation of your appointment. This would appear to have been the result of a breakdown in communication within the hospital, and steps are being taken to avoid a similar occurence happening in the future. I would also like to offer you assurance that students in training are fully supervised and supported, and your dentist will be happy to explain how this is done when you visit if you wish. Thank you for your feedback and I do hope the date and time of your next appointment is convenient to you. Kind regards Alison Last Associate Director of Patient Experience

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