[Misc] NHS dentist

[schmunk]

I might be stating the obvious but putting kids on a monthly plan is not free. It might be worth checking this link to see if it can be reported?

Who can get free NHS dental treatment or help with dental costs

Find out who can get free NHS dental appointments and treatments, or help with the cost of dental care.

www.nhs.uk

The children are free whilst the parents are on monthly plan.

There are no other NHS dentists taking on new patients nearby, so it's the least worst option.

They are not taking any new children on as NHS patients - they will be private only.

 

[AmexRuislip]

@AmexRuislip just leaves his with the dentist and collects when they are ready.

Afternoon grandad

 

[Leekbrookgull]

NHS dentist here in Leek and 6 months check up at £27 a throw, decent care and practice.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

The children are free whilst the parents are on monthly plan.

There are no other NHS dentists taking on new patients nearby, so it's the least worst option.

They are not taking any new children on as NHS patients - they will be private only.

Sorry, I misunderstood. Is the dental plan decent?

 

[METALMICKY]

Sorry, I misunderstood. Is the dental plan decent?

I didn't misunderstand the original statement and I would still maintain that the dentist is on sticky ground providing conditional NHS treatment for kids.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I didn't misunderstand the original statement and I would still maintain that the dentist is on sticky ground providing conditional NHS treatment for kids.

You're probably right.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Ours went from part nhs to full Donald trump private.

£80 for a checkup
£ 150+ for a filling
£75 for the hygienist!
£ 2000 for an implant

X-rays etc are extras

keep brushing kids!!!!!

Wow. I was quoted 7k per implant. Upper jaw even more as they have to do some nonsense with my upper jaw bone as it’s too thin to take implants (nasal cavity lift or something).

 

[swindonseagull]

Afternoon grandad

Your teeth are ready for collection…

 

[Dave the OAP]

Wow. I was quoted 7k per implant. Upper jaw even more as they have to do some nonsense with my upper jaw bone as it’s too thin to take implants (nasal cavity lift or something).

You are me!

I have a temp crown front middle and only way I can get an implant is doing something similar as the jaw bone below my nose was chipped away to remove disease when I was 10 and the broken tooth developed a nasty abscess

I feel for you….the initial £2k was for this bit only…..they didn’t quote the crown implant itself

 

[Happy Exile]

Quite a few people I know have been going to Poland for dentistry. A very small fraction of the cost for most treatments I'm told, even with flights and a weekend in Krakow to get some fun out of it too, and the same or better quality of treatment. Might be worth a look. Dr Google suggests it's often 60-70% cheaper than the UK whatever you have done.

 

[jcdenton08]

£75.30 for one filling (NHS), £135 for the other (private - same dentist, to be done in the same appointment), £84 for the hygienist.

Does this sound about right?

 

[The Clamp]

£75.30 for one filling, £135 for the other (private - same dentist, to be done in the same appointment), £84 for the hygienist.

Does this sound about right?

Hygienist seems a bit steep. I pay £60

 

[jcdenton08]

Hygienist seems a bit steep. I pay £60

That’s what I thought. Oh well…

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

That’s what I thought. Oh well…

It depends on your dentist. In my previous post on this I mentioned that my last hygienist visit cost me £89 - and that was back in September last year. Next appointment is next week and will most likely be even more.

 

[jcdenton08]

It depends on your dentist. In my previous post on this I mentioned that my last hygienist visit cost me £89 - and that was back in September last year. Next appointment is next week and will most likely be even more.

Thanks. I was just curious if my figures I’ll be paying are in the General ballpark. Just seems a huge increase out of line with inflation from when I last went

 

[PascalGroß Tips]

Thanks. I was just curious if my figures I’ll be paying are in the General ballpark. Just seems a huge increase out of line with inflation from when I last went

I paid £84 in 2022 and 2023 (I have a spreadsheet ) ... £89 in 2024. This is Strand Dental in Worthing. We moved there a few years ago to follow our dentist who had moved from our Shoreham practice. She's now back in Shoreham and Mrs PGTips has already returned to Shoreham. I've just had a look at the Shoreham practice fees on its website and they're charging £85.50 for hygienist. Not a lot different ... but it has got me thinking I should return to Shoreham myself (which I can walk to) and the dentist we'd been with for some years.

EDIT: I've just checked Strand Dental website and they have put prices up again.

So I'm canceling my appointments with them next week and moving back to Shoreham and my 'old' dentist.

 

[jcdenton08]

I paid £84 in 2022 and 2023 (I have a spreadsheet ) ... £89 in 2024. This is Strand Dental in Worthing. We moved there a few years ago to follow our dentist who had moved from our Shoreham practice. She's now back in Shoreham and Mrs PGTips has already returned to Shoreham. I've just had a look at the Shoreham practice fees on its website and they're charging £85.50 for hygienist. Not a lot different ... but it has got me thinking I should return to Shoreham myself (which I can walk to) and the dentist we'd been with for some years.

EDIT: I've just checked Strand Dental website and they have put prices up again.

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So I'm canceling my appointments with them next week and moving back to Shoreham and my 'old' dentist.

Thank you ever so much for the effort in your replies. Those prices!!!!

 

[METALMICKY]

£75.30 for one filling (NHS), £135 for the other (private - same dentist, to be done in the same appointment), £84 for the hygienist.

Does this sound about right?

£73.50 is the standard NHS Band 2 treatment. What is the £135 for as would be interested to know why that is being provided privately?

You should have been issued with an F17DC treatment plan form particularly as you are having a mix of private and NHS treatment.

You should also query whether the hygienist treatments was provided to render you clinically fit? If it was then strictly speaking that treatment should have been provided as part of the NHS Band 2 treatment. If it was for cosmetic reasons then it will be private.

The new UDA based dental contracts introduced back in 2006 have been a disaster hence so many dentists going privately. However, whilst having a degree of sympathy for the NHS dentists they don't help themselves by introducing a little ' sharp ' practice just because they are unhappy with the new payment system. The example I refer to is when there is a clinical need as opposed to cosmetic need for periodontal treatment. That should be provided under the NHS so you should only ever pay the NHS band 2 fee. However, most dentists now will automatically refer you to a private hygienist where the fee can vary from £50 thru to £90.

 

[jcdenton08]

£73.50 is the standard NHS Band 2 treatment. What is the £135 for as would be interested to know why that is being provided privately?

You should have been issued with an F17DC treatment plan form particularly as you are having a mix of private and NHS treatment.

You should also query whether the hygienist treatments was provided to render you clinically fit? If it was then strictly speaking that treatment should have been provided as part of the NHS Band 2 treatment. If it was for cosmetic reasons then it will be private.

The new UDA based dental contracts introduced back in 2006 have been a disaster hence so many dentists going privately. However, whilst having a degree of sympathy for the NHS dentists they don't help themselves by introducing a little ' sharp ' practice just because they are unhappy with the new payment system. The example I refer to is when there is a clinical need as opposed to cosmetic need for periodontal treatment. That should be provided under the NHS so you should only ever pay the NHS band 2 fee. However, most dentists now will automatically refer you to a private hygienist where the fee can vary from £50 thru to £90.

I’ll look into this and await hopeful further replies and thoughts on the subject in the coming week or two - thank you for your post

 

[METALMICKY]

I’ll look into this and await hopeful further replies and thoughts on the subject in the coming week or two - thank you for your post

No worries. The reality is that the dentists have us over a barrel as dental health is critical. Personally I don't think the NHS contracts will ever be rectified and the dentists have realised that private practice is too lucrative.