medical exemption quick question

[Deleted User]

Hi I have a medical exemption certificate does any one know if this covers free dental treatment thanks.

Bigmoney2

No, it only covers prescriptions (and I think surgical appliances).

homealone_2

i am on dla and incapacity allowance and also get £100 a week on an income protection plan from my employers. once my son left college i no longer qualified for tax credits and so went on to having to pay dental and prescriptions charges. i need to take 29 tablets a day for this that and the other (will not bore you with the details) and so a while a go my gp suggested i apply for a benefit that helps with prescriptions

A continuing physical disability which means the person cannot go out without the help of another person. Temporary disabilities do not count even if they last for several months

this has been a life saver. however for some reason it does not cover dental care. i have been told i need to pay £99 towards each treatment as all my treatments are in the higher level of charges. this is becoming crippling. i had 28 visits last year where i started with a full mouth of teeth and now only have 4. i am being passed back and forth from local dentist to community dentist to guys hospital. i have had xrays and many explorations and now even have it on paper that the problem with my teeth has been caused by the amount of morphine i need to tak each day just to function, that gives me an incredible dry mouth constantly and so any plaque does not just get washed away with normal person saliva. so in a nutshell i wondered if anyone has had a similar experiencce or ever tried appealing against a decisio noffering little help with dental costs. does anyone have any suggestions of what to do i cant see how they can make allowances for people needing lots of doctors prescriptions but not dental care any help greatly appreciated:mad:

boobies

homealone wrote: »

i am on dla and incapacity allowance and also get £100 a week on an income protection plan from my employers. once my son left college i no longer qualified for tax credits and so went on to having to pay dental and prescriptions charges. i need to take 29 tablets a day for this that and the other (will not bore you with the details) and so a while a go my gp suggested i apply for a benefit that helps with prescriptions

A continuing physical disability which means the person cannot go out without the help of another person. Temporary disabilities do not count even if they last for several months

this has been a life saver. however for some reason it does not cover dental care. i have been told i need to pay £99 towards each treatment as all my treatments are in the higher level of charges. this is becoming crippling. i had 28 visits last year where i started with a full mouth of teeth and now only have 4. i am being passed back and forth from local dentist to community dentist to guys hospital. i have had xrays and many explorations and now even have it on paper that the problem with my teeth has been caused by the amount of morphine i need to tak each day just to function, that gives me an incredible dry mouth constantly and so any plaque does not just get washed away with normal person saliva. so in a nutshell i wondered if anyone has had a similar experiencce or ever tried appealing against a decisio noffering little help with dental costs. does anyone have any suggestions of what to do i cant see how they can make allowances for people needing lots of doctors prescriptions but not dental care any help greatly appreciated:mad:

Have you completed a HC1/ Help with Health Costs form?

homealone_2

yes, that was when i was told i needed to pay £99 towards each treatment

boobies

homealone wrote: »

yes, that was when i was told i needed to pay £99 towards each treatment

In that case I don't see what there is to appeal against, unless your income has changed? You do have a pretty healthy income, and remember that £99 is towards a course of treatment, not each appt.

homealone_2

ok, thanks for getting back to me

wiccanlou

If you have paid that on each appointment/treatment and is all part of one continuous course of treatment then your dentist has had you over and you should make a complaint and demand a refund for the anything over the £99 and if they refuse tell them you will take it further.