NHS Dental - should I pay for band 3 twice?

royalkryptonite

Hello, I have a question regarding NHS Dental - I just had two root canals done and now I have been informed by my dentist that I will need crowns as well as a night mouth guard for teeth grinding, both of these things fall into NHS Charge Band 3 (£244.30), but my dentist says that I will have to pay this charge twice (once for crowns and root canals that were done and then another £244.30 for mouth guard). Is this right? I was under assumption that once you receive all your necessary treatment - you pay whatever Charge Band it falls into once. Just trying to understand this so I don't end up being ripped off

brook2jack

If it is all carried out as one course of treatment then it should be one band three charge.

However many dentists would want to leave root treated teeth a little while before crowning them, to make sure they have settled as root treatment is not guaranteed to work. Depending on the tooth 20% may fail. If this is the case then you may end up paying two charges, one for work done now, another for work done in a few months.