Dental hygienist

Charleygirl5 As your dental treatment is under NHS, syrely if tge dentist thinks your teeth need cleaning (scale and polish I'd guess) it shoukd be carried out as part of treatment. I'm curious why others too seem to have NHS treatment but pay privately for cleaning.

Apologies I'm writing in almost dark, hence the mistakes. At least that's my excuse.

I have heard so much about healthcare being free in the UK. I have also heard that dental care is not included. Am I mistaken? Some people seem to be saying they had dental care through the NHS. Just asking. Thx.

4allweknow

Charleygirl5 As your dental treatment is under NHS, syrely if tge dentist thinks your teeth need cleaning (scale and polish I'd guess) it shoukd be carried out as part of treatment. I'm curious why others too seem to have NHS treatment but pay privately for cleaning.

I'm an NHS patient for dental care, but cleaning is no longer included in the standard care, unless gum disease is considered bad enough to require hospital referral. I pay if I want to see the hygienist, although my former dentist did a bit for free before he retired.

happycatholicwife1

I have heard so much about healthcare being free in the UK. I have also heard that dental care is not included. Am I mistaken? Some people seem to be saying they had dental care through the NHS. Just asking. Thx.

The issue is that very few dentists are accepting NHS patients. Even if they are accepted, most NHS patients have to pay a small fee, although what they receive for that is now very basic.

I bought a water flosser and scraper tools from amazon and my dentist says how well I clean my teeth so think I can't be doing too bad a job at mid 60's and refusing to pay such high prices for similar treatment yo that I'm doing myself.

Almost £50 per mth under Denplan which includes 2 visits with dentist per yr and 4 visits with hygienist. Quite expensive but worth every penny, mind you I thought my teeth were in good repair until I went to live in the US where I was told how bad they were and even had dental surgery for gum disease. This was after getting a second opinion as did not believe the first dentist I saw.

I pay £18 a month with Denplan which entitles me to two check ups with the dentist and four hygienist appointments each year. Plus 10% off all treatment and emergency treatment when away from home. I think it’s really good value.