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7 August 2010

NHS Dental Services in England

NHS dental services leaflet – how can you get NHS dental treatment – print this leaflet

How to find an NHS dentist
Free NHS dental treatment – who is eligible
Charging bands [...]

7 August 2010

Current NHS Dental Charges

If you want to check your NHS dentist’s fees then print this sheet and take it with you to your dental appointment. Always ask for a written treatment [...]

7 August 2010

My NHS dentures don't fit

Email received from a concerned patient

“Please could you give me some advice about a problem that my fiancĂ© is having with his dentures.

18 months ago my fiancé had a new set of dentures made. He had his upper teeth removed and had been wearing an immediate denture up to this point. He got [...]

21 June 2010

Are crowns available on the NHS

Email received from a concerned patient

“I have recently signed up for NHS work, I need two white fillings – which I know are not covered by the NHS charges – but one side tooth has cracked, it already had a root canal filling from years ago, and is not suitable for filling. I have [...]

29 March 2010

Dental Treatment in Ireland

It looks like dental care is taking a nosedive in Ireland. According to the Irish Independent newspaper dental patients in Ireland will have to have teeth extracted rather than properly repaired with fillings and root canal work because of dental funding cuts. Are we going back to the dark ages? It is ridiculous to [...]

9 December 2009

Possible Dental Complaint

Email received from a concerned dental patient

“I hope that you don’t mind that I have sent you this email, but I really didn’t know who to ask about this, and would really appreciate your advice about something, please. Excuse me that it is a bit long-winded, but I will endeavour to explain my [...]

23 November 2009

NHS Dental Treatment Plans

Before your NHS dentist does any Band 2 or Band 3 treatment he has to give you a written treatment plan. This treatment plan details the treatment and how much you [...]

22 November 2009

Broken Porcelain Bridge

Email received from a concerned patient

“A porcelain bridge rooted to my left hand front tooth, that is secured to what I believe to be the eye-tooth has broken away from both anchorage points. Several attempt have been made to correct the decay in the rear tooth, without any repair being effective for anything [...]

21 November 2009

How to make a complaint about dental treatment

Common Dental Complaints

Badly done treatment
Broken crowns and bridges
Excessive fees

Was the treatment NHS dental treatment or was it private dental treatment? The process is different.

NHS Dental Treatment

Complain to the dentist/dental practice. You may do this verbally if you wish but it is [...]

23 June 2009

Major Shape Up for NHS Dentistry

Review of NHS Dentistry by the Department of Health

According to the Department of Health the 2006 dental contract, which has been widely criticised is to be replaced.

A new system will be piloted in the autumn in selected dental practices. The existing 3 bands will be divided up into considerably more (between 5 and 12 bands [...]