Dentist Treatment

After several appointments to get a tooth with a large abcess out, the local hospital told me to get more antibiotics from my own dentist and report back in a week. I didn't get past the dental receptionist who told me "no way". A week later, the hospital spent ages carefully numbing me up then began the extraction, upon which I hit the roof from pain. I got a telling off for not getting the extra antibiotics and when I said the dentist's receptionist said "no" they told me I should have gone to my GP.

You'd have to know my GP (nicknamed Dr Naples - as in "nae pills") to know where that would have got me.

Sending hugs. This is a horror story. You should complain and you should not be suffering so long after an extraction.
A good dentist would have put a dressing on the wound, suggested pain killers and at least given you a prescription for antibiotics.
Can you see a good dentist now?

I have a wobbly old tooth with infection in the gum. I've made an appointment but it's not until January. My NHS dentist seems ok but has no time.

No antibiotics needed

A friend is having a really bad time caused by an abscess at the moment. Course of antibiotics, extraction, 2nd course, still in pain and now on her 3rd course (different type). She text me this morning saying "she wanted to rip her face off" bit dramatic I know. At least her treatment has been better than yours.
I'd say a complaint is called for. I hope you'll soon be pain free.

dcs.gdc-uk.org/

Here’s the link

It says put in a formal complaint to help others