dental treatment - private or nhs?

specsappeal

i have a private dentist and for a small white filling it costs me £60 and for a large one i pay £80. I also have never looked back since going private. I put aside £20 each month to cover any work i need done. I too am scared of the dentist but my lady dentist knows this and is very careful with me - she even said on my last visit (in november) that i dont shake half as much as i used to!!

hethmar

First time I went the nurse held my hand just for the examination Now she doesnt need to - but I sometimes realise Im sitting there stiff as a board.

aliwali

I have just been quoted £270 for 5 white fillings, for 1 pre molar and 4 molars. I'm not sure if this is good or not, I thought it sounded quite reasonable. Annoying thing is I have NHS dental insurance so I am paying that for nothing if I have white fillings.

violetta

aliwali wrote: »

I have just been quoted £270 for 5 white fillings, for 1 pre molar and 4 molars. I'm not sure if this is good or not, I thought it sounded quite reasonable. Annoying thing is I have NHS dental insurance so I am paying that for nothing if I have white fillings.

That sounds very reasonable as my dentist charges £72 for a white filling to molar

Idiophreak

boo304 wrote: »

Apparently, because I need 4 fillings in front teeth, I am entitled to have white ones done by the NHS.

yeah, it was my understanding that you're allowed to have white fillings on the NHS if they're immediately visible.

Horace

hethmar wrote: »

Horace, your private dentist sounds very reasonable! I think thats virtually what NHS charge?

My dentist is a University dentist - he sees students as NHS patients but other people as private patients. I first saw him when an old colleague of mine dragged me along when I had a massive abscess which burst on the way to the dental practice, I haven't looked back:D

hethmar

You are very fortunate