Stupid question maybe?
<div class="IPBDescription">I really dont know</div>OK! so, this may be a stupid question, i honestly dont know, my situation as it stands, been back from another country for a month or more, and still finding work, currently doing temp work, as such, income isnt.. amazing. and basically.
I have a cracked tooth, have had it since around january 07, i left it, as i really do have a fear of the dentist, they terrify me, but its got to the point now, where above the tooth, by like 1 inch, its all numb/sore etc, cant even 'clench' my teeth, without wincing in pain.
NOW i REALLY cant afford much dental treatment, let alone private, and there is next to no NHS taking on in this area. so here comes the stupid question.
its 1 damn tooth, its ######ed already, would it be THAT bad to just yank it out with pliers or some ######? stupid question maybe, im not known for my brain <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> just pliers in, rip it out, job done. or would it have alot more serious complications, and is it worht me shelling out the 100 bucks + to get it done properly?
thanks <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> and again, sorry if the answer is obvious, i really have no idea..
I have a cracked tooth, have had it since around january 07, i left it, as i really do have a fear of the dentist, they terrify me, but its got to the point now, where above the tooth, by like 1 inch, its all numb/sore etc, cant even 'clench' my teeth, without wincing in pain.
NOW i REALLY cant afford much dental treatment, let alone private, and there is next to no NHS taking on in this area. so here comes the stupid question.
its 1 damn tooth, its ######ed already, would it be THAT bad to just yank it out with pliers or some ######? stupid question maybe, im not known for my brain <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> just pliers in, rip it out, job done. or would it have alot more serious complications, and is it worht me shelling out the 100 bucks + to get it done properly?
thanks <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" /> and again, sorry if the answer is obvious, i really have no idea..
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And don't forget the joys of infection <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
On the other hand, if you DID do it yourself, and ended up in A&E with an infection or something, you'd probably get free treatment from somewhere <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Are you sure there's no NHS dentist around there? It took me a while to find one, but I did in the end. It's about a 30 minute drive but it's worth it.
I mean, I know I can find free clinics in NYC, and I thought your health care was better then ours <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Right, make sure you use vice grips.
I'd say get knock-out drunk first, then let loose one of your friends onto the tooth with the pliers/robo-grip/whatever.
Afterwards, take a nice hot poker and just jam it into the exposed nerve. What's the worst that could happen?
<a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/homepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/homepage.aspx</a>
put in where ever the hell you live, find a dentist, take a day off of work (or not if you are working part time) and get to the damn dentist <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tounge.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":p" border="0" alt="tounge.gif" />
Hell, worst case scenario you get a car service to drive you there, it is still cheaper then dealing with what will happen if you don't take care of it <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
That's because real men use baseball bats!
If you can't afford it then start selling things.
If you can afford to somehow get back to the UK you could maybe get some free dental care. I know you have no money but maybe you could get your olds to sort out an air fare for you if you haven't seen them in a while.
Otherwise, is heading south or north of the border an option at all?
NHS == National Health Services (or something), and he IS back in the UK (silly laws saying you can't claim citizenship through biological parents if you were adopted....)
Subtract a rent of roughly £100/week (if you're spending more than this when you only have temporary employment and no savings to fall back on, you're asking for trouble), another £50 for bills, another £100 for basic food and you're left with £250 to split between household and health products, socialising and dental costs.
What am I missing?
Subtract a rent of roughly £100/week (if you're spending more than this when you only have temporary employment and no savings to fall back on, you're asking for trouble), another £50 for bills, another £100 for basic food and you're left with £250 to split between household and health products, socialising and dental costs.
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to Quote wiki Crispy...
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What I think you are missing is even on minimum wage <b>before</b> national insurance, income tax and a pension is paid in to on roughly £800 <b>before tax</b> you're left with roughly £600 right? Then you got roughly £400 for rent you're only left with roughly £200 to play around with which includes bills etc.
50 British pounds = 97.93 U.S. dollars
Phone: US$27.50
Intertubes: US$28.40
Water/Gas/Power: US$125
I can squeeze in there if I don't use water and leave the heat off .... maybe.
Thaldarin's calculations from Wikipedia are correct if you are temping, because most often you aren't paid for holidays, and sometimes not for sick days if you're working on a temporary basis. If you have an ongoing contract you are paid for your holidays and for you sick days (provided they don't exceed a quantity specified in the contract).
Basically, if you're temping, you should be looking for 8% more than the minimum wage or you're actually earning less than you would be on an ongoing contract. At least I think that's how it works.
If you're temping through an agency, it's worth considering that they will be taking a good chunk off what you're paid per hour, so unless they're getting you work you genuinely enjoy, once you have gathered a good 6-12 months' experience doing whatever you're doing, you'd be better off taking your experience and your CV and applying direct so you can earn your full potential pay and not have to share it with a recruitment agency.
Whatever your situation, you should be able to save at least £50 per month to get your tooth sorted out professionally. A loan or taking out an overdraft with your bank is an option if you can be confident you can stay in work until you'll have the money to pay it off.
one thing to note, christ you guys are condescending.. lol. and im temping, in between permanent jobs, and no, its not an 'every day' temping, as my agency is... ######. i work maybe 2 weeks a month, if lucky.
BUT anyway.
the tooth! i rang the nhs direct, and they pointed me to a dentist, he drilled up into the tooth (which is now dead) and drained what was a big ass abcess, i took some penicilin, jobs a goodun.
feeling right as rain, and yes, i know temping and working 2 weeks a month, is dire, working on fulltime >>
|EDIT : it cost me 19.50, but ill have to get the tooth extracted at some point, which will be 43.50
Be glad you have NHS.
either way, glad it is taken care of for now.
Good news that your tooth is out of the critical phase for now.