Running out of ideas!

MrsTUS

Hi, I just wanted to say that I very much doubt you could be kicked out of a dental practice (it's patient list) just because you DIDN'T have work carried out on your teeth - it's your prerogative to undergo any type of procedure on your body. They can make reccommendations, but thats as far as they can go, you are NOT obligated and subsequently punished. Does your local hospital have an off-shoot dental hospital? When I had an abcess and shattered tooth - which I left for years, hence the abcess - I went to the dental hospital and had the abcess drained and my tooth extraction and the subsequent root canal and jaw bone shave was free (aren't I lucky? haha).. It was carried out by dental student who were in their last year and ALL aspects were overseen by a qualified dentist with years of experience under their belt... It's operates on a walk-in basis. I can't imagine that my area is the only area in the UK to have this facility. I hink the standard price for a dental check up is £17 and make sure you get your free scale and polish which is included in the price, don't be fobbed off when they reccommend you book and pay for an appointment with the hygenist..

Paulgonnabedebtfree

Could you work your dental appointment in with the day when you are supposed to travel elsewhere to work - perhaps saving the travel fee? I have lived on my wits so long it becomes second nature after a while . Sometimes you have to think, if not outside the box, then certainly on the edge of it.

RAS

Gettingsorted wrote: »

Contents insurance (required by landlord): £14.99

Wa this arranged by the letting agents? if so, you need to cancel at the end of the year. Find and organise your own cheaper insurance, provide the certificate to teh LL and then cancel within the cooling off period. This is a scam that LA are doing to get the referral fee. Go over to the renting and housing forum here for help.

You do not need to find the renewal fee, just ask to go on a periodic tenancy.

Can you list both the APRs on the cards and the limits?

MissShoes

My OH and I went to dentist today.

The NHS check up fee is £17. He needs 4 fillings and this will cost a maximum of £47 under the NHS fees- as he already paid £17 today for his checkup, when he has the fillings next week he only has to pay an additional £30.

This is standard NHS charging- there are different bands. One of OHs fillings is on a front tooth and will be done in white- still covered by the cost.

The most expensive band is £200 and this is for bridging/crowns/complicated work

Hope this helps

lvm

Moving out of your rented accommodation into a shared house or flat is definitely something to think about. I'm not sure where you live but I'm in Edinburgh (10-15 mins drive from centre) and I rent out my spare room for £350 which includes all bills. And there are definitely cheaper around so you could easily be saving £300+ on house related costs. It's scary to think about it to start off with (I'd never lived with anyone) but you totally get used to it!).

brook2jack

The above charges are for England only. Wales £12, £39,£177 and scotland and northern Ireland you pay up per item done from £6 up to a maximum £330 ish.

On a low income pick up a hc1 form from post office etc and send off you may get help with treatment costs.

Dental hospitals will only do emergency treatment on a first come first served basis. There are maiisive waiting lists or closed waiting lists for routine treatment.

amyleannewalker

I second the idea of cancelling your landline. If you go through Virgin Media you don't need a landline to have the internet and as you're living alone you could easily cope with their smallest package I imagine. Definitely worth a go.

MrsTUS

brook2jack wrote: »

Dental hospitals will only do emergency treatment on a first come first served basis. There are maiisive waiting lists or closed waiting lists for routine treatment.

I think a snapped tooth warrants emergency treatment to be honest - before it gets any worse and causes infection etc Especially a tooth that's snapped twice as the OP has stated!

KxMx

Do your shampoo's/lotions get issued on prescription? If you need alot of them, look into a pre payment certificate for prescriptions, just £10.40 for 10 months for a 12 month card. If they get you onto the right products, i don't see why you'd have to go to the Hospital that often.

brook2jack

MrsTUS wrote: »

I think a snapped tooth warrants emergency treatment to be honest - before it gets any worse and causes infection etc Especially a tooth that's snapped twice as the OP has stated!

Unfortunately if it is not causing pain then no. In fact most pcts/health boards definition of an emergency is bleeding/trauma/ swelling involving an airway only. most of them use this phrase " dental pain no matter how severe does not qualify as an emergency".

Most dental hospitals will only see a limited number of emergency cases a day.

That's why it's so important to get these teeth sorted before op has a problem as in most parts of the country if you do not see a dentist regularly it can be very difficult /expensive to access "emergency" treatment.