05-04-2013, 04:27 PM
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Re: Dentists - does anyone know....
Hi Pats
I have a private dentist not from choice but because my dentist left the NHS some years ago so I had no option . Most private dentists offer a dental insurance, I pay £6 .31 a month and this entitles me to a free yearly check up and clean/polish.
05-04-2013, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Pats CG
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Hello Meg - I presume once a year 'is' fine then - unlike NHS, every 6 months...Thankyou
my Dentist says it is fine with adults who are unlikely to have much tooth decay. During the yearly checks he checks not just the teeth but the whole mouth for signs of cancer .
05-04-2013, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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Hi Pats I have a private dentist not from choice but because my dentist left the NHS some years ago so I had no option . Most private dentists offer a dental insurance, I pay £6 .31 a month and this entitles me to a free yearly check up and clean/polish.
05-04-2013, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Jimmy
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I assume any treatment you need is covered by the £6-31 a month.
It was either join the insurance scheme and become a private patient or leave my Dentist and as there were no NHS dentists in my area with available spaces for patients it was do that or have no dentist .
My sister has a NHS dentist and seems to pay the same fees as I do.
05-04-2013, 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Meg
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...no it isn't Jimmy but I get a certain % of various treatment with the insurance. It was either join the insurance scheme and become a private patient or leave my Dentist and as there were no NHS dentists in my area with available spaces for patients it was do that or have no dentist .
My sister has a NHS dentist and seems to pay the same fees as I do.
My previous dentist wanted us to pay insurance, but I found another NHS dentist, where you could just pay as you had treatment.
I have to have 2 check ups a year, which with a scrape and polish costs £17.50 a time, so without any other treatment it costs £35 a year.
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