NHS Dentistry
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NHS Dentistry
I have read people complaining about the difficulty of getting NHS dental treatment. I think it may be a postcode lottery. We have a dental surgery on out island that happily provides dental treatment on the NHS. I have just had a crown replaced by a cheerful and competent dentist. No charge.
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I have read people complaining about the difficulty of getting NHS dental treatment. I think it may be a postcode lottery. We have a dental surgery on out island that happily provides dental treatment on the NHS. I have just had a crown replaced by a cheerful and competent dentist. No charge.
No problems getting into an NHS dentist where I live either, in fact have just returned from a visit. £56.30 (Band 2) for check up, x-rays, one ordinary filling, one root canal and a clean and polish. Wouldn't have got any change from $2,000 in Australia for all that.
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Free NHS dental treatment is only for people who meet specific criteria though, it's certainly not free for all.
No problems getting into an NHS dentist where I live either, in fact have just returned from a visit. £56.30 (Band 2) for check up, x-rays, one ordinary filling, one root canal and a clean and polish. Wouldn't have got any change from $2,000 in Australia for all that.
No problems getting into an NHS dentist where I live either, in fact have just returned from a visit. £56.30 (Band 2) for check up, x-rays, one ordinary filling, one root canal and a clean and polish. Wouldn't have got any change from $2,000 in Australia for all that.
My original NHS dentist I saw regularly every six months and in five years all I had done was a re-stick of a crown for £9 and check-up and clean/polish for just over £9 a year.
So I was a bit miffed when he went private/denplan and wanted £15 a month premiums. More in a month than I'd been paying annually
I found an alternative for a year or so but then he went the same way so I found another one where the majority of patients were probably exempt. I think it showed in the furnishings and experience of the dentists there.
I just paid almost $3000 for two root canals in Canada. £1650
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Like I said - Postcode Lottery. Come and live in PA20 !
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And i can report that the croen replacement I go from my NHS dentist is still in place. The Lord is gracious !
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You have to pay towards NHS dental work even in Scotland unless you are in receipt of certain benefits.
https://www.scottishdental.org/publi...tment-charges/
https://www.scottishdental.org/publi...tment-charges/
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Re: NHS Dentistry
Indeed.
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I am in Australia & had a crown done yesterday. It cost $1,534 Aust dollars. Dental insurance paid $895 & the remainder I had to find myself.
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Think yourself lucky. My wife had a complex crown replacement in Oz that had to be done by a specialist. The bill was several times yours (nearly five figures) and insurance paid barely anything.
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Im pretty certain you wont get an implant on the nhs, even if you could pass the habitual residency test. Cost privately from a reputable nhs dental surgeon circa 2000 pounds, but 3-6 month process if done the conservative way.
All the normal services - same issue - first get registered with an nhs dentist. Be aware that some checks are done after you are signed up, its possible though unlikely to get a nasty bill or a fraud charge in the future.
All the normal services - same issue - first get registered with an nhs dentist. Be aware that some checks are done after you are signed up, its possible though unlikely to get a nasty bill or a fraud charge in the future.
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Im pretty certain you wont get an implant on the nhs, even if you could pass the habitual residency test. Cost privately from a reputable nhs dental surgeon circa 2000 pounds, but 3-6 month process if done the conservative way.
All the normal services - same issue - first get registered with an nhs dentist. Be aware that some checks are done after you are signed up, its possible though unlikely to get a nasty bill or a fraud charge in the future.
All the normal services - same issue - first get registered with an nhs dentist. Be aware that some checks are done after you are signed up, its possible though unlikely to get a nasty bill or a fraud charge in the future.
If you're a UK citizen who has genuinely returned to the UK to live, you will be eligible for full access to the NHS from day 1 and there won't be any nasty bills or surprises down the track.