dentist and tax credit

[hanhol]

does anyone know what treatment i am entitled too as i have working tax credit...ive senstive teeth and i know i need a filling treated..
thanks

[bednobs]

At a quick glance working tax credit dosent entitle you to anything special - you would be entitlted to register for nhs dental treatment as anyone else would be. There are 3 treatment band charges - about �16 aboy �45 and �198. A filling would fall into band 2 treatment - �45 ish if you register with an NHS dentist
you would only be entitled to free treatment ifwhen the treatment starts or when
the charge is made:
� you are getting, or your
partner gets:
� Income Support
� Income-based Jobseeker�s
Allowance (Incapacity Benefit
or Disability Living Allowance
do not count as they are not
income-related)
� Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
� you are entitled to, or named on, a
valid NHS tax credit exemption
certificate
� you are named on a valid HC2
certificate.
Partial help: if you are named on a
valid HC3 certificate you might get
some help towards the cost of your
NHS dental treatment.
So if any of the above apply dental treatment will be free on the nhs. if you dont have an nhs dentist call your local PCT's PALS service (look on the PCT website) and they will tell you where to register OR look on the nhs choices website

[bednobs]

to see more look at this leaflet
http://www.ppa.org.uk/pdfs/ppc/HC11.pdf