Patient charges from
1 April 2009
From 1 April
2008, dental charges for NHS patients are as follows:
Band 1 Course of Treatment
£16.50
This covers an examination, diagnosis
(e.g. x-ray), advice on how to prevent further problems, and a scale
and polish if needed.
Band 2 Course of Treatment
£45.60
This covers everything listed in Band
1 above, plus any further treatment such as fillings, root canal
work or if your dentist needs to take out one or more of your teeth.
Band 3 Course of Treatment
£198.00
This covers everything listed in
Bands 1 and 2 above, plus crowns, dentures or bridges.
Urgent Treatment
If you require urgent care, but your
urgent treatment needs more than one appointment to complete, you
will only need to pay one charge of £16.50
Please note these are the only dental
charges you will ask you to pay when having NHS treatment. for
more information on the costs of your treatment please read
Your treatment costs explained
For details of out-of-hours and
emergency care see
In an Emergency
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