Dental treatment and IBJSA

Indie_Kid

I made a claim for IBJSA a few weeks ago. I need to send in a few more things and then wait for this to be processed. I also need dental treatment. How would I claim back what I've paid? Also, if I start treatment and get IBJSA whilst this treatment is ongoing, what happens in regards to me paying?

Thank you

MrsManda

If you pay for dental treatment and you're entitled to free dental treatment you can claim back your costs within 3 months

see the link below
http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1877.aspx

clairec79

I was told by the dentist that whether or not you pay depends on your eligibility at the start of your treatment (in my case she signed some form to end one course and started another but did warn me that I may be asked to pay still it depended on whether or not it had been worked out what she had done, even though I technically would have been eligible from the beginning just didn't know so hadn't ticked the right box)

Toothsmith

clairec79 wrote: »

I was told by the dentist that whether or not you pay depends on your eligibility at the start of your treatment (in my case she signed some form to end one course and started another but did warn me that I may be asked to pay still it depended on whether or not it had been worked out what she had done, even though I technically would have been eligible from the beginning just didn't know so hadn't ticked the right box)

From the dentist's point of view that's right (I think).

If you're not exempt at the start of treatment (If you don't have a bit of paper that can prove you're exempt) then you have to pay the dentist.

If you become exempt during the treatment, then it's not up to the dentist to refund you but you can claim the money back via the Benefits Agency if you fill in a form and send it off with the receipt the dentist gave you.