NHS and white fillings

trinnylilac

I wonder if someone can give me some advice.

I am due to have a few fillings tomorow ( very scared, but have found a nice new dentist) and I am still within my 1 years maternity exemption.

I know that I can get normal fillings free but does anyone know if I can pay the difference to get the white ones or do I just have to pay the full amount if I choose to have them in white.

Also does anyone know if children are entitled to white fillings where they are seen.

Thanks

us,thecat&thedebt

to my knowledge you can pay the difference

smiley_2

:j We are with an nhs dentist and my son had a white filling on the nhs a few years ago. We didnt need to pay extra. ALso my husband recently needed a tooth at the front filled and was given a white filling with no extra to pay. Although I have heard other people say they have to pay extra for white fillings. Maybe it depends on the dentist :j

trinnylilac

Wow so quick . Thanks

Also do you know if you start treatment and the go out of your years maternity allowance is it still free untill completed.
Or do I have to make sure everything is done within the next 2 months .

tomstickland

White fillings are the way to go. I recently went to the dentist after a 5 year gap and he's done wonders - two white fillings (one was an old filling that had to be redone).
Be brave, the anaesthetic is the worst part and even that's not any worse than someone pinching you really.

silvercar

White fillings on the front teeth are available on the NHS, white fillings in back teeth generally are not. I had to pay £50 for my son to have a white filling on a back tooth. The dentist said it would be better to do a white filling but he couldn't do it on the NHS. I wasn't happy but not much I could do with my son sitting in the chair with a prober stuck in the hole!

tomstickland

I paid £96 for a white filling and £128 for a 45 minute lower one. So £50 isn't too bad.

TBH I don't think the £128 was too bad considering that the chap and his assistant had to spend 35 minutes poking around doing car body filling to my mouth. Not the most exciting way to spend 35 minutes and once you've factored in practice overheads, materials etc I think it's a fair price.

Toothsmith

As above.

White filllings on back teeth are not available on NHS.

trinnylilac

tomstickland wrote:

White fillings are the way to go. I recently went to the dentist after a 5 year gap and he's done wonders - two white fillings (one was an old filling that had to be redone).
Be brave, the anaesthetic is the worst part and even that's not any worse than someone pinching you really.

Ah thanks that has made me feel better x . I just don't want to faint like I did 8 years ago :embarasse

You would think after being in childbirth 4 times that it would be easy but no for me it is a major ordeal.

trinnylilac

Toothsmith wrote:

As above.

White filllings on back teeth are not available on NHS.

Would you be able to answer my second question by any chance

Its not that I don't think my dentists deserves every penny its just that after a year of not working money is really tight.

smiley_2

:rotfl: Just to clarify my son had a white filling on his back tooth and we didnt have to pay anything, maybe our dentist was feeling kind that day! :rotfl: