dentist prices

[tomsalk]

i need dental work done two teeth capped and a bit more,which comes to a price of �780, THEY say they cannot afford to do this on nhs, and i have to pay this my self . can they do this, or can i ask them to do it on nhs.

[bednobs]

i dont think the nhs covers caps or crowns - the nhs would probably cover to have your tooth out and leave a gap, if it was needed, but to replace with a cap or crown would be considered cosmetic

[JK2]

You can definitely get crowns on the NHS. I have had crowns & veneers and I have checked on the NHS website to make sure there have been no further changes since mine were done many years ago. The cost is �194 . If they are saying they cannot afford to do this, maybe they have run our of money for the current year.

[Ethel]

Believe me, if your dentist could do it on the NHS he would -- it's a nice earner for him.

But the government has really clamped down on what is considered 'essential dental treatment' that can be paid for by the NHS lately.

[saintpeter48]

take a holiday to thailand and have it done there at a fifth of the price, nice clean hospitals, thorough with their work, etc., i go every year and get my teeth sorted, same with glasses, cheap as chips, proper eye test, new modern frames and they are ready next day, its the way to go i tell you.

[Toleman]

I know this isn't the thing to say but, my step dad was hitting a nail when it broke off and hit him it the tooth and after a couple of days the cap fell off. He had insurance and blagged another tooth was broken by the nail too. Cost him �25 excess.

[Peter Pedant]

Forget the NHS

forget Thailand - I dont know how much a return fair is, andhotel as well as the teeth...

get your teeth done and pay for it.

and then having had your teeth put back, ask of a quote for dentai insurance, and then pay it. There are aboutthree scales depending on what your teeth are like,

I pay about �14 a month

and then and then -- this is the real saver - when you have tooth ache or the cap drops off or a filling drops out, you ring up, and the receptionis says - can you come in this morning ? or...at 08 45 ?

rather than...he's verybusy....is next week OK ?


I know this is not a Blairite-Blair-is-good-for-the-NHS posting, here we are oop North and this is life.

Crowns uninsured are about �1000 each

Oh, and forget Polish dentists in Krakow can do it in 30s for 75p and a gallon of petrol....

PP