We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
dental bridge on nhs
Comments
-
Like you my crown failed today and the root will need to be removed. My dentist told me today that a bridge couldn't be done on the NHS and it would cost me £1,200 private!! so 2 x NHS band 3 charges sounds good to me...0
-
why can't you not have a bridge on the NHS band 3 covers bridge work.0
-
NHS only covers what is clinically necessary to secure health. So eg a missing back tooth would not necessarily be bridged or replacing a large bridge where a denture may be more appropriate .
In general you will only get a bridge on the NHS to replace a front tooth where there are no other teeth missing.0 -
brook2jack wrote: »In general you will only get a bridge on the NHS to replace a front tooth where there are no other teeth missing.
Yep - that's pretty much what my dentist told me - if I'd knocked out my front teeth a bridge could be NHS but not if needed out of my 'smile line' and my bridge would need to be over a larger space (2 teeth)0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 353.7K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455.1K Spending & Discounts
- 246.8K Work, Benefits & Business
- 603.3K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178.2K Life & Family
- 260.8K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards