Nhs Tax credits Dentist work HELP!

samibabe

hello all,

i'm looking for some advice, i was due to have a brace fitted when i was aprx 12 years old and even had the teeth taken out to prepare, however it never actually got fitted- appintments cancelled and never remade!

I am now 22 and eager to have my teeth strightened, i currenlty receive working family tax credits and child tax credits and receive all my optitions and persriptions on the nhs free of charge.

I am wondering if its possible to have a brace fitted on the nhs?

if someone could give me some advice about the best way to go about this or if anyone has succeded before?

Many thanks sam

CIS

Heres what you can claim free help with;

What the NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate Covers

The certificate entitles you, your partner (if you have one) and any children to:

* free NHS prescriptions
* free NHS dental treatment
* free NHS sight tests
* the full value of a voucher towards the cost of glasses and contact lenses
* free NHS wigs and fabric supports
* refund of necessary costs of travel to and from hospital for NHS treatment.

You will need to show your NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate each time you get an NHS prescription or other health service. If you have children aged under 16 or 16,17 or 18 and they are in full-time education, they are already entitled to free NHS treatment, Sight Tests, NHS Prescriptions and Vouchers towards the cost of glasses . They may need to show evidence that they are in full-time education when they go for treatment.

This leaflet is a bit more detailed
http://www.dh.gov.uk/assetRoot/04/12/18/31/04121831.pdf

hjb123

Hi,

Have you got a HC2 form? If now I would get one of these, all you have to do is get a HC1 form - which you fill in and send off and they send back the HC2 form to say how much you are entitled towards various healthcare costs

Not sure whether or not this will cover braces though

H

CIS

You dont need a HC1/HC2 if you are covered through Tax Credits, you are deemed to be completeley covered for allowed healthcare costs.

HC2 is for low income people not already covered by exemption, it just gives them the amount of means tested help they will get.

The NHS Low Income Scheme

The Authority's Patient Services administers the NHS Low Income Scheme (LIS) on behalf of the Department of Health for England, the Scottish Executive Health Department and the National Assembly for Wales. The Scheme provides income related help with health costs for people who are not exempt, nor automatically entitled to remission from NHS chargeable services, but who may nevertheless be entitled to help with the following costs on low income grounds:

samibabe

Thanks for the fast replys

does anyone think the nhs will contribute to the cost of braces?

i am willing to also contribute!

has anyone had this experence or know what sort of cost they provide?

i will get the form and send it off!
thanks

Anthillmob

when i was on IB i had a hell of a lot of dental work done costing over 2k all done on the NHS without me having to pay a penny.

samibabe

sorry whats IB??

and how did you go about getting it done?

cheers sam

hjb123

I think they mean Incapacity Benefit,

I am, well I was on Incapacity Benefit until they stopped it as they think I am fit for work - I am in the process of appealing as I am not fit for work yet. I wish that I could have my dental work done on the NHS, I have to pay £16.62 per month with Denplan as I cannot get an NHS dentist. My dentist was NHS until they decided to go private about 3 years since.

Penny-Pincher!!

I would assume that the NHS only provide free dental treatment if it is needed and necessary. Braces at 22 would be counted as purely cosmetic I think

Good luck anyway

PP
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loopy_lou_5

the NHS will only cover dental work not Ortho (braces) as these are deemed as cosmetic.

The dental guide lines are changing in April so I'm not sure if the above will still count.

HTH's

Toothsmith

NHS orthodontics may be possible if things are severe, that is they are actually causing damage. This is unlikely.

Having had teeth out already, your remaining teeth will have adapted and moved into/around those gaps.

Now, because of this, you may well need more teeth out to again create the space needed to straighten the teeth into. It is highly likely that a dentist/orthodontist will refuse to do this, as it may well compromise a successful treatment outcome. This would be NHS or privately.

You'll never know what can be done unless you ask your dentist. Try that first.