Dental treatments on the NHS for job seekers?

dmg24

desi_uk wrote: »

whats the difference between income based and contribution based, so if you are entitled to free dental care you will have some kind of book?

Contributions based is awarded if you have paid sufficient NI Contributions, and is only awarded for six months.

Income based is awarded if you do not qualify for CB, or once CB has run out. It is only available if your capital is below a certain amount.

From what you have said, your capital is deemed to be too high. Therefore you would not be entitled to JSA.

alison999

desi_uk wrote: »

so does the job centre decide wether you are income based etc sorry im new to all this

surely it should say on any documents you have? ive never been on jsa (either of them) so i dont know

alison999

desi_uk wrote: »

fillings are treatments that you need if you have a few small holes in your teeth?

usually, yes;)

dmg24

desi_uk wrote: »

fillings are treatments that you need if you have a few small holes in your teeth?

I think alison999 was saying that you will only get treatment that is clinically necessary, and for fillings you'll only get the nasty old silver ones, not nice white ones (unless they are in a visible position).

desi_uk

dmg24 wrote: »

Contributions based is awarded if you have paid sufficient NI Contributions, and is only awarded for six months.

Income based is awarded if you do not qualify for CB, or once CB has run out. It is only available if your capital is below a certain amount.

From what you have said, your capital is deemed to be too high. Therefore you would not be entitled to JSA.

therefore not entitled to any free dental treatments, i get you thanks for your help

desi_uk

dmg24 wrote: »

I think alison999 was saying that you will only get treatment that is clinically necessary, and for fillings you'll only get the nasty old silver ones, not nice white ones (unless they are in a visible position).

i heard the silver ones are better coz they last longer lol

alison999

desi_uk wrote: »

i heard the silver ones are better coz they last longer lol

true, in some cases but not all

LittleVoice

desi_uk wrote: »

i heard the silver ones are better coz they last longer lol

The white metal (amalgam) fillings contain mercury. When I need a filling, I always ask (and pay for) the white filling - against the advice of my dentist who tells me they don't last so long.

pulp

http://www.ppa.org.uk/pdfs/ppc/HC11.pdf

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Medicinespharmacyandindustry/Prescriptions/NHScosts/DH_4049391

Toothsmith

LittleVoice wrote: »

The white metal (amalgam) fillings contain mercury. When I need a filling, I always ask (and pay for) the white filling - against the advice of my dentist who tells me they don't last so long.

Wheras the white ones only contain Bisphenol - which is the chemical that caused such a stir in Canada recently and got plastic baby bottles withdrawn!