advice on orthodontists

[goocha]

Hi,

I am hoping that my 11 year old son might qualify for braces on the NHS as he has an overbite and overcrowded teeth.

Please can anyone recommend an orthodontist or the best way to get the process started? It sounds like we need to first see a dentist and ask for a referral?

It seems that in the past Dulwich Orthidontic Centre had some mixed reviews and many felt that they were pressuring people into paying privately for the braces? Any recent experiences?

Any other recommendations/advice?

Anyone go to King's Dental Hospital?

Many thanks in advance for any advice or information.

[Soylent Green]

Our dentist sent us to Dulwich and we did end up paying, even tho' dentist had said our daughter would qualify.

[redjam]

Yeah, we went there and ended up paying. In retrospect I wish I'd fought it or got a second opinion as I think our daughter should have qualified for NHS treatment. If I'd known they had a reputation for steering people down the private route then I definitely would have done!

But other than that (though obviously that's quite a big 'but' as it cost a bleeding fortune!) I was pretty happy with the treatment there.

ETA: I don't think King's do standard braces - it's more for dental emergencies, as I understand it.

[cactus]

Son's dentist at The Gardens referred him to Kings - significant overbite and overcrowding too.

Fantastic treatment there and now all sorted. He did have to wait until he was 12 though, and for all baby teeth to have come out.

[Gubodge]

We were referred to Orchard Orthodontics in Brixton. We?d prepared ourselves to be upsold to something expensive, but they didn?t even try and the braces have cost us nothing.