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Post by omegal on Mar 31, 2023 0:06:41 GMT 1
"Saying it must be an English dentist" Somewhat pedantic don't you think...your thoughts came across as such.... "If I had to guess I would say the UK as you wrote dentist and not dentiste and also home, his home?"
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Post by aucamville on Mar 31, 2023 14:09:13 GMT 1
I am somewhat puzzled by all of this. I live in a little commune north of Toulouse. My dentist is a lovely Persian husband and wife team in Borderouge which is much closer to the centre of Toulouse. They certainly do not do home visits. In any event how would they have the surgery tools or the ability to carry out x-rays etc. Also the need to have a nurse on hand if there is a problem with an injection. Am I missing something here?
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Post by pcpa on Mar 31, 2023 15:24:35 GMT 1
Somewhat pedantic don't you think...your thoughts came across as such... I have already been polite enough to give you my response and you have dismissed it, therefore my thoughts are irrelevant to you.
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Post by mangetout on Mar 31, 2023 15:27:15 GMT 1
I am somewhat puzzled by all of this. I live in a little commune north of Toulouse. My dentist is a lovely Persian husband and wife team in Borderouge which is much closer to the centre of Toulouse. They certainly do not do home visits. In any event how would they have the surgery tools or the ability to carry out x-rays etc. Also the need to have a nurse on hand if there is a problem with an injection. Am I missing something here? The visit is to look at my relative's dentures which have broken. I doubt any surgery will take place 😬
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Post by aucamville on Mar 31, 2023 18:39:53 GMT 1
Well, that is certainly amazing service. We would not be able to receive that in Toulouse! A dentist coming out on a Sunday to look at broken dentures would not be classed as an emergency. Out of interest, was the cost of this covered under your relatives Carte Vitale? Without that the dentist would have a problem recovering his costs through the French system.
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Post by omegal on Mar 31, 2023 19:20:29 GMT 1
Somewhat pedantic don't you think...your thoughts came across as such... I have already been polite enough to give you my response and you have dismissed it, therefore my thoughts are irrelevant to you. As yours are to me, I don't think your reply can be called polite, it was simply rather pedantic but of course it is irrelevant to me.
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Post by pcpa on Mar 31, 2023 20:52:27 GMT 1
You asked: So where is the misquote pcpa? And I replied: "Saying it must be an English dentist" The politeness was giving you the benefit of the doubt by responding to a question despite being fairly certain that it would be followed by a dig, I won't make the mistake again.
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Post by pcpa on Mar 31, 2023 20:54:10 GMT 1
I have already been polite enough to give you my response and you have dismissed it, therefore my thoughts are irrelevant to you. As yours are to me, I don't think your reply can be called polite, it was simply rather pedantic but of course it is irrelevant to me. If you read again carefully you will see that you have repeated what I wrote.
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Post by omegal on Mar 31, 2023 23:07:40 GMT 1
Is it true you would give an aspirin a headache? Asking for a friend......
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Post by mangetout on Apr 1, 2023 5:53:18 GMT 1
Well, that is certainly amazing service. We would not be able to receive that in Toulouse! A dentist coming out on a Sunday to look at broken dentures would not be classed as an emergency. Out of interest, was the cost of this covered under your relatives Carte Vitale? Without that the dentist would have a problem recovering his costs through the French system. I'm sure it was, but I haven't asked. And anyway, what does it matter if a kind hearted dentist wants to help a frail elderly man. Money isn't everything.
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Post by houpla on Apr 1, 2023 6:58:06 GMT 1
I wish I could agree with that last sentence, mangetout! My experience of healthcare in France would lead me to believe just the opposite. Can't speak for dental care but certainly every other aspect smacks of big business...the biggest in France after food ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by mangetout on Apr 1, 2023 7:43:21 GMT 1
Mine has been the opposite. My last MT who died in December 2021 didn't charge me for some visits, and would come unbidden to our house to see my husband was when he was very ill. Refused a Carte Vitale every time. He also took payment in the form of fruit and veg from the garden for those who were really hard up. Money isn't everything to everyone, but is to most.
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Post by cernunnos on Apr 1, 2023 8:07:45 GMT 1
I wish I could agree with that last sentence, mangetout! My experience of healthcare in France would lead me to believe just the opposite. Can't speak for dental care but certainly every other aspect smacks of big business...the biggest in France after food ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) I'm glad that it is big business, makes it more efficient .
Charities are not known for efficiency .
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Post by houpla on Apr 1, 2023 12:59:14 GMT 1
I'd disagree, and I certainly wouldn't class the NHS as a charity! It's true that I've been away from UK for a long time, so no idea whether there is still a smattering of vocation amongst GPs there. The sheer disinterest in anything except how I intend(ed) to pay that I've experienced here, though, from 3 different MTs and various other disciplines is...disappointing. It's not their fault, it's the way the system works here, I know. Coming from a country where payment simply didn't enter into the equation and remuneration was sorted out behind the scenes between the healthcare pros and the State it is and always will be a culture shock. Same goes for the blatant over-prescribing. Can't fault the screening and preventative medicine aspects, though. That is very impressive.
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Post by mangetout on Apr 1, 2023 13:12:43 GMT 1
But you don't pay the MT, just hand over your card. I know you used to but that's changed. It's strange but I've never been asked how I'm going to pay. I've been given a devis on the odd occasion, and I've discussed it with the doctor, but I've never been asked how I'm going to pay. As most people have a Mutuelle, I presume it doesn't bother most folks, unless they're using someone is isn't Conventionne. I don't have a Mutuelle by the way. It sounds like it's a cultural thing for you? Perhaps because you never saw money change hands in the UK you think doctors should be above such things. They have to eat you know 😏
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