Have an appt at my nhs dentist for some fillings advice required

welshdent

I am sure thats what their aim would be. Your saliva glands are right behind there so its a very common site for stain and calculus to build up there.

Buxtons

oh thats great thanks , really reassuring, its not like its grossly noticeable, but enough to knock my confidence a little. So staining caused by plaque and tartar buildup can be removed via a good scale and polish?, Also welshdent sorry to keep bugging you with questions but are there any particular toothpastes/rinses etc that are good for tartar control and general oral hygiene?

welshdent

a rechargable electric tooth brush I swear by them. That and any mainstream toothpaste that contains fluoride IMO

Buxtons

Sorry for the late bump folks, Iv'e just rang up my dentist for a quota on how much it will cost for my fillings, I need '3' but the woman on the phone said one of these is a Sealant that will go on the side of my tooth, and that the others are proper fillings.

So i will have to pay £50-89 per filling :eek:.. I can just about Afford that. But will i need to pay for the Sealant? I am with them as an NHS patient btw.

And another thing is im due to sign off benefits next week due to me starting University, however i was in receipt of benefit when the treatment and appointment for treatment was made, and on my fee sheet it says exempt.

I will be paying for my composite fillings for private, and can just about afford it, but it will be a big push for me to afford NHS dental fees on top of that.

I'm really worried as i may be facing the prospect of starting uni with very little money as student finance have messed things up on their end

brook2jack

Ask for a AG1 form when you next go as you may be entitled to help with dental fees on the grounds of low income when you start uni.

Toothsmith

Buxtons wrote: »

So i will have to pay £50-89 per filling :eek:.. I can just about Afford that. But will i need to pay for the Sealant? I am with them as an NHS patient btw.

Those fees AREN'T NHS fees. Even in Scotland or N.I. where they still have a fee-per-item NHS fee structure.

If you're in England, then a treatment with fillings in it, be it 1 filling or 20 will cost £46.20

Buxtons

Toothsmith wrote: »

Those fees AREN'T NHS fees. Even in Scotland or N.I. where they still have a fee-per-item NHS fee structure.

If you're in England, then a treatment with fillings in it, be it 1 filling or 20 will cost £46.20

Yeah your right, im paying private for the fillings, because im paying for Composites rather than the NHS Mercury fillings. They are £50-80 depending on how deep the filling is she said.

welshdent

Buxtons wrote: »

So i will have to pay £50-89 per filling :eek:.. I can just about Afford that. But will i need to pay for the Sealant? I am with them as an NHS patient btw.


I will be paying for my composite fillings for private, and can just about afford it, but it will be a big push for me to afford NHS dental fees on top of that.

I am a little confused here ... what exactly is the issue? You said in your first post "In any case im going to pay to have the other two composites, and am i just wondering if i pay to have those composites will i have to pay for the third filling to be composite?"

You have elected to have 2 done in white therefore privately. The 3rd one which may well be composite as its been deemed clinically necessary ... would still be necessary. You would indeed still need to pay for it. If you wanted all of them to be done on the NHS you would need to have 2 amalgam fillings as opposed to white.
Just because you chose to have 2 done privately doesnt mean you dont need to pay for the NHS treatment.Or am I missing something? The "sealant" is probably just a simplistic phrase used by the dentist to explain what is needed. You would probably need a Band 2 course of treatment for this which would be the filling and including the check up you had originally. The quoted prices sound normal to me

Buxtons

welshdent wrote: »

I am a little confused here ... what exactly is the issue? You said in your first post "In any case im going to pay to have the other two composites, and am i just wondering if i pay to have those composites will i have to pay for the third filling to be composite?"

You have elected to have 2 done in white therefore privately. The 3rd one which may well be composite as its been deemed clinically necessary ... would still be necessary. You would indeed still need to pay for it. If you wanted all of them to be done on the NHS you would need to have 2 amalgam fillings as opposed to white.
Just because you chose to have 2 done privately doesnt mean you dont need to pay for the NHS treatment.Or am I missing something? The "sealant" is probably just a simplistic phrase used by the dentist to explain what is needed. You would probably need a Band 2 course of treatment for this which would be the filling and including the check up you had originally. The quoted prices sound normal to me

Iv'e been told i need '3' fillings, yet the dentist said when i was there that on the NHS 2 of these will be Silver with another being Composite, I didn't quite understand what she meant really, Today i rang up the receptionist she looked at my sheet and told me that i needed '3' fillings, but only mentioned that i need 2 fillings after that and some Sealant Restoration nothing about the supposed third filling, so she said the maximum id have to pay really would be 89x2, is sealant restoration classed as a filling? and would i have to pay for that.

Im sorry for sounding confusing, but i am, sort of, confused .

The dentist seemed to imply that she was going to do 3 fillings in total, 2 in silver, 1 composite, taking into account that im a NHS patient. I don't understand why i'd get a composite for free.

So if i pay privately for the 2/3 composite fillings i will also need to pay the NHS fees on top of that even though i was in receipt of benefits when the treatment was arranged and appointment made?

Toothsmith

If you have a valid exemption, then you shouldn't have to pay NHS dental charges.

But whether you're exempt or not depends on what benefits you are on. Not all of them qualify for free dental care.