sc0ott
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Anyone go to an NHS dentist?
I have browsed around their website and it mentioned something about bands 1,2 and 3.
1 - check ups etc, under £20
2 - extractions, fillings etc, under £50
3 - bridges and all that, £198
Can anyone confirm how long each band lasts and do you pay say £50 for all your fillings or is that the price per tooth? it doesnt really say tbh.
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DannyB
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I got to one and pay £6.50 for a check up and fillings are about £30, not sure on anything else.
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Russ
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you pay per treatment or something, so if you have one filling for 3 check ups you pay one price. so if you need 10 fillings at same time you will pay one price
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sc0ott
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hmm so whats this about?
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/1781.aspx?categoryid=74&subcategoryid=742
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Russ
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its about How much you will pay for NHS dental treatment?
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sc0ott
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When i was on the phone they didnt know what i was on about. They just said the guy does the check up and you get a bill at the desk which has the costs, which makes me think theres more to it.
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Cole
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You pay for check up once then you pay for treatment once I'd you need 3 fillings and an extraction because of that check up you will pay £50 and that's it even if you have the fillings on say Tuesday and the extraction a week later you only pay once as it's all classed under the same course of treatment
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John
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I get check ups for free
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Gary
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quote: Originally posted by John
I get check ups for free
Why? Private?
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John
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NHS, not sure why, they're always free though.
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Terry12
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I've just had my last filling today.
I paid £45.60 on band 2 for a check up and 2 fillings, That was over 3 visits.
First visit was my 6 monthly check up which costs £16.50 on band 1.
They said I needed 2 fillings, they drilled everything out filled one tooth and dressed the other to see if the root reacted to the cleaning out and left it over the weekend, Today they filled the second tooth.
That's on the NHS.
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Dan
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Im shit scared of the dentist for some reason, think it was a bad experience as a kid.
I found one recently though, who was bloody brilliant. Made me feel alot more at ease than anyone else.
Its just a joke at like £80-£150 a filling etc
But id rather pay that than be shitting a brick
Also, my cousins wife, reckons if i was on NHS, most of the time they wouldnt rather extract what could be a long filling (as they get paid the same for a few mins as an hour long job)
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Terry12
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quote: Originally posted by Dan
Im shit scared of the dentist for some reason, think it was a bad experience as a kid.
I found one recently though, who was bloody brilliant. Made me feel alot more at ease than anyone else.
Its just a joke at like £80-£150 a filling etc
But id rather pay that than be shitting a brick
Also, my cousins wife, reckons if i was on NHS, most of the time they wouldnt rather extract what could be a long filling (as they get paid the same for a few mins as an hour long job)
Never the case with my dentist. I stopped going for 10 years after mum stopped force's me to go, Now the wife forcing me. I used to be shit scared but the last few times have been fine as the dentist tells you what he's doing and to tell him if I feel pain.
I told him to pull the tooth this time but he refused point blank saying he won't remove a healthy tooth no matter what
[Edited on 08-02-2011 by Terry12]
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Fonz
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my gf works as a dental nurse for an NHS dentist and has told me in the past
check up (band 1) - £16
fillings or other minor work band two
major work like crowns, root canal etc band three
i don't know the prices of bands 2/3 as i have only ever been to a dentists for check ups!
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Terry12
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quote: Originally posted by Fonz
my gf works as a dental nurse for an NHS dentist and has told me in the past
check up (band 1) - £16
fillings or other minor work band two
major work like crowns, root canal etc band three
i don't know the prices of bands 2/3 as i have only ever been to a dentists for check ups!
My dentist is £16.50 for band 1, £45.60 for band 2 and £198 for band 3.
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Conway563
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quote: Originally posted by John
NHS, not sure why, they're always free though.
Scotland
Same as you don't pay the £7.20 we do for prescriptions
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Ben G
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i fucking hate scotland and their freeloaders.
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Mertin
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Theres a large waiting list for NHS dentists, well there is in the north east of scotland, not sure of elsewhere
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Jake
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£7.20 PRESCRIPTIONS ARE A FUCKING JOKE
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John
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Prescriptions are about 6 quid here I think, not had one for years so not sure.
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Seany
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got a wisdom tooth pulled today for the grand sum of £11.95 and alot of pain and swelling
gotta love the NHS
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Conway563
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quote: Originally posted by John
Prescriptions are about 6 quid here I think, not had one for years so not sure.
Thought they got scrapped for you last year?
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John
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Plans to remove them completely by April this year apparently, it has been a long time since I've had one.
There was stat somewhere or other that said only 5% of people pay for them anyway so it'll make no difference giving them free.
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Ste L
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i get free dental work, and free prescription's etc
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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quote: Originally posted by Seany
got a wisdom tooth pulled today for the grand sum of £11.95 and alot of pain and swelling
gotta love the NHS
All My wisdom teeth are through and they look perfectly fine.
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