View Poll Results: Should Cruise Lines Have A DENTIST Available?
YES !!!!!
11 36.67%
Sure ... but not that important
5 16.67%
NO ... Too expensive for cruise lines
9 30.00%
Don't care either way ....
4 13.33%
Other
1 3.33%
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In Alaska, I would have no problem. On some of the smaller Caribbean islands I would be a lot more apprehensive.
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Guess all of us better learn to say: "Necesito un dentista!"
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It appears that Cunard and HAL were the last lines to offer dental service online. HAL discontinued its service sometime after 2003. I am not exactly sure when Cunard discontinued its on board dental service.
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My dentist has been the ship dentist in the past, but I'm not sure which line. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse, $500 to take his whole family on a cruise and be on call.
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Now that is a deal! Wonder if they could give me a similar deal with the on call to fix their computer system if it should crash.
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No, besides the expense, what dentist would take a job where the work would be very sparse? It's a practice that needs practice. Perhaps, each cruise line monitors its passenger list for a dentist and hope there is one if you need some emergency work(?).
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It appears that Cunard and HAL were the last lines to offer dental service online. HAL discontinued its service sometime after 2003. I am not exactly sure when Cunard discontinued its on board dental service.
They offered teeth whitening on both the Norwegian Pearl and Jewel.
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Yes, but that might not be done by a dentist. Until recently in most locations dental professionals were not the only people allowed to give whitening treatments (The ADA is trying to make whitening a dental monopoly in many areas)
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