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Is there a price list for teeth treatment?

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silverlining48 Mon 16-May-22 07:07:48

There is a nhs list on the wall and last year think a checkup with clean was about £20.
Implants have to be done privately. £3000 ish per tooth

NotSpaghetti Mon 16-May-22 07:04:40

I was told that re NHS dentists removing a tooth pays the dentist substantially more than a complex filling does even though it's much quicker and easier procedure.

silverlining48 Mon 16-May-22 07:03:35

my dh saw a private dentist for many years, 3 different ones I. All. He never got a clean included and had to pay separately
The dentists always suggesting
expensive treatment sometimes correcting something a different dentist had already done at great expense.
I asked my nhs dentist if they would take him and they did. After his first check he asked if the work that the private dentist was needed she said it wasn’t but she would keep an eye on it on case it deteriorated but . 6 years later it still hasn’t needed to be done.
Make of that what you will.

vegansrock Mon 16-May-22 07:02:33

Some treatments you just won’t get on the NHS e.g. implants

NotSpaghetti Mon 16-May-22 07:01:12

Private dentist near me:

- Routine recall exam£ 45.00
- Short scale & polish at time of exam (20 minutes)£ 50.00
- Long scale & polish appointment/ Hygienist/ Dentist (30 minutes) £69.00
- X-ray (2 small)£ 40.00
- X-ray (large)£ 28.00
- Fillings from£ 95.00
- Crowns from£ 450.00
- Root canal treatment from £230.00

Hope this helps.

mumofmadboys Mon 16-May-22 05:52:39

As a rule of thumb I have heard that private costs are 3 times NHS ones.

rosie1959 Mon 16-May-22 05:43:56

There is a price list on the NHS website for treatments we have a private dentist who gives you a quotation for treatments needed.
From my experience there is a large difference between these for instance my husband just had an extraction which cost £150 the NHS website states £65.20. We currently have to pay for PPE required not sure if the NHS charge for this.
I can’t remember having a NHS dentist
The service at our surgery is excellent and they will endeavour to get you in asap if you have a problem even if it means seeing a different dentist in the practice but you do pay for the pleasure.

vegansrock Mon 16-May-22 05:39:40

It varies - there is a price list for NHS dental treatments , but each private practice will have their own charges. Ask at the private practice you might be thinking of going to and you can compare. Some will have their charges on their website.

infoman Mon 16-May-22 05:03:41

at dental practices.
I think most of us grew up under NHS dentists then it moved towards "private treatment" Not sure if you got to see the dentist quicker or they inflicted less pain,but thats another story.
The check up is a set charge,so would any know what the price difference actually is between private and NHS treatment?