While it would be nice to have a dentist on call 24/7 the price would be sky high. I'm sure the medical staff could handle minor dental emergences.
I was thinking this too. Hopefully, the infirmary is well stocked for dental emergencies and the medical staff is knowledgeable about dental issues.
I was close to having a dental problem on my pregancy cruise as I had a temporary crown on a tooth that kept falling off (apparently changeable gums is a problem with expectant moms). My permanent crown wasn't going to be ready until after the cruise so I had to be extra careful while eating and stick to soft foods.
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NO, check your teeth before you go on a cruise. I really dont see why a cruise ship should have a dentist onboard.
If something happens and you do need to see a dentist the infirmary have contact details for dentists ashore.
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I don't particulary think so...
Seeems rather unrealistic to expect that someone else (be it a cruise line or whomever) whould be prepared to take complete care of you and solve every possible problem for you.
No, I don't think so. Believe it or not some people actually have dental work done in Mexico... apparently cheap and they do a great job, from what I have heard.
As far as helping onboard... I did have a crown come loose for no apparent reason... the infirmary nurses were so nice... they gave me a denture repair kit for free... it was all they had... the glue in that package was amazing! The glued crown lasted for years afterward! LOL...
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Generally I would expect the ship infirmary to be able to perform minor things like this (but after our Norrdam experience, I am not sure about anything)
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