Patient stories

I lost a crown about seven months ago and it left a big crater in my tooth that was uncomfortable, it was causing me to fiddle with it from my tongue and it was starting to get painful, I was getting infections and just generally pushing me down, it constantly filled up with food and…

I’ve just had two teeth removed on the Dentaid unit and it was the best removal of teeth I’ve ever had. It’s been hard to get hold of an NHS dentist because of my situation as a rough sleeper so I thought I’d come here and try it because I’m very nervous and don’t really…

I noticed that I had an extra tooth growing out from the rear upper left side of my mouth. I didn’t know if it was going to cause an issue or not. But the dentist said it may do in future because of the build up of bacteria and I didn’t want that to happen.…

My teeth are very black and I don’t smile, always sit with my hands over my face and avoid going out because of it. It first started when I had anorexia, I thought my teeth aren’t good because of this so what’s the point in cleaning them? And I just lost the motivation from there,…

I’ve hardly got any top front teeth remaining, a loose front tooth and abscesses, so I have lots of trouble eating and regularly feel pain. It gives me real issues with my confidence and self-esteem, makes it hard going out and meeting people. I’ve been spending a long time trying to find a dentist but…

I never really had any major problems with my teeth. I had a couple of removed when I was in my teens and I’ve got some stumps left but they don’t really affect me. Since I had my head accident I eat a lot of ice pops because I feel like it helps. My teeth…

“I have a lot of pain across the upper right side of my mouth, the pain comes and goes, when I’m eating and at night, but it is extremely annoying and causes a lot of agony. This has been hurting for a while now, at least since I last saw the dentist in December last…

“I can’t remember the last time I saw a dentist but it’s been many years now. Today, with Dentaid I have had two fillings and need a lot of other work but time constraints and the waiting list for other patients mean I would need to come back next month. At the moment, I am…

“When I first moved in here I had all my teeth and then a couple of years ago I was eating bread and jam one day and my tooth came out and then the next day a second one came out, of course it’s been downhill from there.  I used to have really good health…

“I’ve had another pleasant experience with Dentaid at BDP today. I was told to come today as the Dentaid team were visiting and I really needed to get my teeth sorted. After all the years of abuse, finally I just want my mouth to be in good health – to not have bad breath, to…

“I’m a recovering alcoholic and I’ve been homeless for about a year. I’m moving into a new place on Thursday, and it feels like my life is slowly getting back on track. Stuart’s story In the past I traveled all over the world for work and I never stayed in one place for too long,…

“I have had a lot of pain in my mouth, last month the pain was so bad I had to use some pliers to get this tooth out that was hanging by root. My teeth have been hurting me for a while now, after getting kicked out of a dental practice because I missed one…