Comments on: NHS dental charges in England

By: admin

admin — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:38:58 +0000

If the work is carried out at the same time (i.e. it’s the same course of treatment) then it will be one payment of £204 for all the band 3 work.

By: diane

diane — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:46:34 +0000

i wonder if someone could answer my question, my husband has been told by his dentist he needs a crown doing and also a bridge can anyone please tell me how much he will have to pay for this work will it all be done for £204 under the band 3 or will he have to pay £204 for each individual item he has done. please send me a reply as im so confussed to all this

By: hannah barton

hannah barton — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:52:45 +0000

I went to the nhs dentist today coz id been haveing tooth pain.wel the man said that the tooth was so bad it needed removin well wen he said that i was nearly cryin i ask him if i could have a bridge in its place and if they do them on the nhs but he said no so iv looked on the internet nd they r sayin yes dus any1 no for sure if you can plz thanks

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:08:20 +0000

I used to be on Denplan, then got suspicious that the clinic I was going to kept finding so many things that needed attention. The final straw was when my regular dentist left and the new (Polish) one suddenly found I “needed” four fillings and a crown! Even with Denplan’s subsidised rates, it was still over £600. I didn’t believe any of it and didn’t return.

That was over 3 years ago. It put me off going to the dentist at all, but I finally decided this year to register with the first NHS dentist I could. I went along with trepidation, wondering what they would find after such a gap between visits, but surprisingly (despite the apparent need of four fillings and a crown in 2008) my teeth had repaired themselves to the point I just needed two old fillings replaced at a cost of £30!

This comes with a word of warning – three weeks on and I’ve developed jaw ache on the same side, which gets particularly painful in the Evening. It’s possibly due to the fillings (one of which was quite deep, close to the root and is now very temperature sensitive) but more likely to be wisdom teeth, I feel. So I called this morning to get an emergency appointment… but there’s none available for two weeks and was told to call NHS direct if it’s that bad. I wonder if the response would be different if I’d been paying private fees…

By: S Mike

S Mike — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:50:07 +0000

I visited a dentist and advised me to have a root canal or an implant. I asked for a filling instead and was told that I would need a big filling which might fall off. Well I had the filling and it fell after a week and had already paid 47 pounds! I went back to the dentist and he said to have a crown. I did ask for a root canal first and he said it was not necessary. I did not want to argue and accepted the procedure, and paid another 204 pounds because he said it was my decision to have a filling even tough I was told the filling might fall off. I did not want to argue to point.
After the crown was completed I went back about three times to the dentist to have it checked, however every time the dentist kept saying we just need to file it down. Finally I told him that it was always hurting so he decided to have a root canal done but he had to drill through the new crown that I just paid 204 pound for it.

The temporary filling came off and I could feel a hole in my tooth and could not even bite on it so I went back to see him, to have the temporary refilled until my due appointment for completing the root canal, and he refused to do it, I had to basically really ask for it.

I was then told that I should not have used it when chewing until the treatment is completed. I only chewed on a banana and a slice of bread and still his temporary filling started chipping off.

I was then told that I did not read an informative letter on procedures for new installed crowns. The letter clearly states that prior to installing a crown, a root canal has to be completed. plus at the bottom of the letter it has a patient signature something I never signed for.

This dentist is not the owner of this dental surgery, shall I approach the owner of the surgery who is a dentist himself or shall I let this dentist complete the work. Shall I ask for a new crown altogether since it is his mistake for not complying withe their dental procedure

Can someone help with this question

By: Brenda Millington

Brenda Millington — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:31:37 +0000

I have had 2 sets of denters made over a number of years but find each time I chew on them all the time they seem to aggrivate my mouth I am a 73 year old women an got receeding gums, I wonder if you can suggest anything that can make them more comfortable if I have another denture made .I must point out I have not worn dentures for quite a while

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:05:01 +0000

I been to see dentist about an root canal treatment over a large top bridge which I do not want to lose, my dentist say that that they bridge will be have to be removed to do this the root canal treatment, is they anyway that the root canal treatment be done without the bridge left in place.

Regards

Mary

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:50:28 +0000

Hi, a temporary filling cracked and came off meaning i had to go to get it fixed. I went in and was fitted with a new permanent filling, the dentist said that the tooth was decayed to the root and was bordering on needing root canal treatment. Upon leaving the dentist said that if i wish to keep the tooth then he recommends getting a coating on my tooth, so as i was leaving i booked another appointment to get this work done.

I’ve searched quite a bit through the NHS band charges and was just wondering if anyone knows what this thing is going to cost (i.e. what band this treatment is in) and what the actual name for the treatment is – since Google searches returned very little (Only thing i came across was a fluoride coating which could possibly be it but would just like confirmation)

Regards

By: Chrissy

Chrissy — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:12:51 +0000

In my opinion, i believe that dentists do somehow cause unnecessary work when need not be for their patients, so they can make money. It’s called greed.

By: kim

kim — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:13:54 +0000

Hello, i just wanted to know if any one could help me. My partner has moved to the uk from holland and they need to register with a dentist, does anyone know if you have to be in the country for a surtain amount of time befor you can register like you do with a doctors? She has broken her tooth and may need emergency dentist to, i dont know much about it when u have just moved here, as she is studying at uni here to it automaticly enrolls her in the NHS i have been told so thats good. I just wanted to know also if dentists accept credit cards, not sure if they do ?! I would really appreciate any help about this.
Thank you