If you are coming to the Borders to live, be aware that there are no available dentists. We waited 2 years and then got an appointment. The dentist cleaned our teeth and said "there are some shadows on your x-rays, but we can do nothing until they become a problem" my wife had a problem with clicking in her jaw, again the answer was "we can do nothing on the NHS for that until it becomes excruciatingly painful or you cannot eat".
Yesterday we went to a private clinic in Edinburgh (no available private dentists in the Borders, yes you will see clinics but they are all full). They said the clicking was caused by a bite problem and that she had 3 fillings urgently required, plus a leak in an existing filling needing attention urgently.....so whats the use of an NHS that is CLEARLY instructed not to fix anything?
A GUIDE TO THE SCOTTISH BORDERS - Four years ago we left Trinidad in the warm Caribbean, and migrated to Scotland to the Border area of Eildon, Walter Scott (of Ivanhoe and Rob Roy fame) lived here. Its a beautiful area, varying from soft rolling hills with hidden valleys, to rough moorland high up and bleak. Its quiet and calm here and we love it. This blog will be my diary of our adventures and our recommendations of places to visit and eat and explore.
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