Introduction
Our Options
At Cork Oral Surgery, we provide all facets of surgical dentistry. As per the list below, these are dental treatments that require some element of surgery. These can range from extractions, to uncovering teeth, removing cysts, excising lesions from the soft tissues (gums/tongue etc), and placing implants to grafting bone prior to implant placement. Most of these involve a brief and minor surgical procedure, but in experienced hands these are generally very straight forward and should not be any cause for concern.
These treatments can be provided in three ways
- Local anaesthetic – this is where we use an injection to numb the area involved, in the same way as you would be numbed by your general dentist for any standard dental treatment. This is the most straight forward and commonly used method.
- Intra-venous sedation – This is for those who are too nervous to proceed with just an injection only. This method involves the delivery of a sedative drug via a drip-line in your hand/arm, and is carried out within the clinic. The sedative renders you very sleepy and relaxed, and most people who opt for this technique do not have any memory of their treatment thereafter.
- General anaesthetic – This is for those who are too anxious to have any treatment carried out in the clinic, and who want to be fully asleep/unconscious. This is carried out in the Mater Private Cork, and the GA is delivered by a consultant anaesthetist. This requires admission to the hospital for the day, and does not normally require an over-night stay.
Our remit also involves managing medically compromised patients. On some occasions, due to certain health conditions or medications, a general dentist may prefer to refer a patient to our care. In some of these instances, specific regimes or interventions are needed, in order to safely deliver the treatment required.
Treatments
Our fees
All of our fees are payable up front, at the time of treatment. We accept cash, cheque and all standard card payments. For those with private health insurance (VHI, Laya, Irish Life, Garda Medical Aid, ESB Medical Provident Fund, POMAS etc), some of the treatments we provide are covered by your insurer. However, on many occasions we will not know until we carry out a consultation/examination if this is the case. Please have patience with us if we cannot confirm your cover prior to your appointment. We will advise at the clinical assessment if your insurance is applicable, and will always process claims through your insurer where possible. Please note, our fees will increase on October 1st 2022, and are as follows;
- Oral surgery consultation €130
- Panoramic x-ray (OPG) €70
- Peri-apical x-ray €40
- Cone beam CT/3D scan €200
- Non-surgical extraction €250
- Surgical extraction €300
- Lower wisdom tooth extraction €350
- Upper wisdom tooth extraction €300
- Supernumerary/odontome extraction €400
- Exposure of impacted tooth €400
- Treatment of dental cyst €500
- Biopsy/removal of soft tissue €300
- Pre-prosthetic surgery/ridge reduction €300-800
- Dental implant €1450
- Bone grafting Priced on consultation
- IV sedation €350
- PRGF €350
- Oral medicine consultation (Dr Ni Riordain) €200
- Oral medicine review (Dr Ni Riordain) €90
