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John G.
Plummer & Associates
What NHS Dental care means to you
Regular Care
Cancelling Appointments
Emergency arrangements
Replacements free of charge
Dental treatment charges
Treatment on referral
What the NHS will provide
Paying for NHS treatment
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New
NHS
Patient Charges
If you normally
pay for NHS dental treatment, there will be three standard
charges. The amount you pay will depend on the treatment you
need to keep your teeth and gums healthy. You will pay one
charge even if you need to visit more than once to complete
a course of treatment.
You will pay one of the following three charges:
BAND 1
£16.20 - This charge will include an examination, diagnosis
and preventive care. If necessary, this will include X-rays,
scale and polish, and planning for further treatment.
Urgent and out-of-hours care will also cost £16.20.
OR
Band 2
£44.60 - This charge includes all necessary treatment
covered by the £16.20 charge PLUS additional treatment such
as fillings, root canal treatment or extractions.
OR
Band 3
£198 -This charge includes all necessary treatment covered
by the £16.20 and £44.60 charges PLUS more complex
procedures such as crowns, dentures or bridges.
If you need more treatment at the same charge level (e.g an
additional filling) within two months of seeing your
dentist, this will be free of charge.
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Example courses of treatment |
Total
Cost |
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Examination, diagnosis, and
preventive advice |
£16.20 |
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Examination, diagnosis, and
preventive advice and one or more fillings |
£44.60 |
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Examination, diagnosis, and
preventive advice, one or more fillings and one or
more crowns |
£198.00 |
Note: you should ask your dentist how much your individual
treatment plan will cost. The dental practice may ask you to
pay before beginning your treatment.
There will be no charge for writing a prescription or for
removing stitches. Usual charges apply when getting the
prescription dispensed.
What NHS dental care
means to you
Please read carefully, it explains how to use the NHS dental
services and what to do in an emergency.
Regular
Care
Taking good care of your teeth is important. Come and see us
regularly for checkups and advice. Some people need to see
their dentist more than others and we will advise you when
to return next.
Cancelling
appointments
If you have to cancel an appointment, please give as much
notice as possible in order that it may be offered to
someone else. If you miss appointments I may be unable to
provide further treatment.
Emergency
arrangements
Whenever possible please contact us about urgent treatment
during normal surgery hours. If you need to be seen the same
day, please get in touch as early in the day as possible. If
an emergency arises out of hours, please telephone the
Primary Care Trust for advice.
Replacements
free
of charge
If you are 18 or over and a filling, root filling, veneer,
inlay or crown provided by us under the NHS within the last
12 months has to be replaced, you will not be charged if you
return to me,
unless:-
a) the treatment was temporary; or
b) it was provided against my advice; or
c) the replacement is necessary because of accident; or
d) a different treatment is necessary because a satisfactory
replacement is not possible.
This NHS cover does not apply to any private treatment you
may have.
Dental treatment
charges
Please understand the treatment being offered and any charge
which may apply. The treatment plan and an estimate of the
cost. Within 2 months of completion of the course of
treatment, should you require further NHS treatment in
either the same or lower charge band, you will not normally
need pay again.
Please ask if you do not understand this or need any further
information.
Treatment on
referral
With your agreement, it may be necessary to refer you to
another dentist under NHS arrangements, for part of your
course of NHS dental treatment. Where this happens you will
not be asked to pay a further charge for your NHS dental
treatment: only one charge will be made by your referring
dentist, as outlined in the treatment plan.
What the NHS will
provide
The NHS provides all the treatment necessary to secure and
maintain your oral health. There are some treatments (mainly
cosmetic) which are not available under the NHS, and you may
choose to have these privately.
You may also choose to have some treatment privately as an
alternative to NHS treatment. If you wish to have some
private treatment then we shall give you a written estimate
beforehand, on this treatment plan.
Paying
for NHS treatment
Patients aged 18 and over normally pay charges for NHS
treatment.
There is no charge if you are:
pregnant
if you have had a child in the last 12 months
if you are aged 18 in full-time education
if you or your partner are named on a current HC2 NHS
charges certificate
if you or your partner are named on a valid NHS tax credit
exemption certificate
if you or your partner receive Income Support, Income-based
Jobseeker’s Allowance or
Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.
If you are not in any of these groups, but have a low
income, you may still be able to get help with NHS charges.
You can get a claim form HC1 from any Social Security
office.
Please note; The following benefits, on their own, do
not entitle you to help with health costs: Incapacity
Benefit, Disability Living Allowance , Pension Credit
Savings Credit and Contribution-based Job Seeker’s
Allowance.
Please consult the
NHS leaflet -
updated April 2008
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