nhs dentistry charges

daz9643

Band 2 charges for NHS dentistry is currently £45.60. NHS website says,
This charge includes all the necessary treatment covered by the £16.50 charge, plus additional treatment, such as fillings, root canal treatment or extractions.

So my wife has been told she needs 2 caps which cost £45.60 each so the total will be £91.20. Is this right that you are charged for each cap or should £45.60 be the total for any work done in band 2 ?

Also, if the band 2 charge covers any work done in band 1 such as the check up which she has already paid, should this amount be subtracted from the £45.60 as the band 2 charge would have included a check up had they been done at the same time.

Toothsmith

What are you calling a 'cap'.

Usually cap = crown = Band 3 £198 charge.

If you mean a fillling, then yes, if she's an NHS patient it's £46.50 for the course of treatment, not per item. Clarify this IS what's being asked for, and complain to the PCT if confirmed.

Or is it a private practice where £46.50 just happens to be the filling charge? In which case, it's OK.

daz9643

the dentist called it a cap but its really just the top of the tooth where it meets the gum has been worn away by excessive brushing and just needs a bit of filler.

Myr

I had a check-up a couple of weeks ago. It was decided that I needed two fillings to build up 2 front teeth which had become damaged. (One badly chipped, one broken off almost completely.)

This was done under the NHS. I paid £16.50 after the initial exam and went back for the treatment today.
When I left I paid the balance of £29.10. £45.60 in total. Exactly as indicated on my treatment sheet.

Your wife should have been given a treatment sheet to sign before she left the surgery agreeing to the proposed work. If she did not get one then she is entitled to ask for it.

(Incidentally I am thrilled with the work my lovely lady dentist did. No one would ever know. )

Toothsmith

daz9643 wrote: »

the dentist called it a cap but its really just the top of the tooth where it meets the gum has been worn away by excessive brushing and just needs a bit of filler.

And you're certain she's an NHS patient?