nhs dental care cost most unfair?

How could you pay £240 on the nhs? The most you could pay is £204!

the nhs has 3 bands of treatment which each last for 2 months.

Band 1- £17.00 covers check ups, nhs cleans and xrays.

Band 2- £47.00 covers fillings, extractions and root cancel treatment.

Band 3-£204.00 covers nhs crowns, inlays and dentures.

And if you pay £17 for s check up then go back for a filling in a week you pay the diffebce so it'd be £30 to make it £47 which is a band 2.

Unless you are having private treatment it wouldn't be more then £204

The issue of pensioners not getting free dental treatment like they get free prescriptions is not anything to do with the dentist you have been to see. That is a Government issue and need to be discussed with your local MP at one of his local surgeries.

Apart from that NHS dentistry is fairly good value but I am not sure where you have come up with your figures from as £240 is not a band rate.

That top payment rate will cover a lot of things, and a NHS dentist will struggle to spend an hour and half on a root filling, crown preparation and laboratory fees for the crown along with all the materials used for the £204 that they get paid maximum.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/1781.aspx?categoryid=7...

Actually the people with 6 kids idea is rubbish, like genuinely. A quick Google shows me that the NHS costs are based on what has to be done, children under the age of 18 are free as long as they are in full-time education.

Direct quote from the NHS website:

"You will not be exempt from paying for NHS dental treatment because you receive one of the benefits below when paid on their own:

Incapacity Benefit

contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance

contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance

Disability Living Allowance

Council Tax Benefit

Housing Benefit

Pension Credit savings credit"

However, as a pensioner you should be able to claim Pension Credit, and therefore be entitled for free NHS dental care.

The check up is free but anything else you have to pay for at NHS rates unless you are receiving any other benefit (such as council tax benefit) The last year's price (might have gone up since) for a set of dentures was £177.

Brush and floss your teeth more and you won't need dental work.