BUPA NHS dental work cost £500!

I've not been able to register with an NHS dentist for years but don't mind paying more if I get good treatment, which the OP clearly didn't.
Our latest dentist always give a quote before doing the work, takes a lot of trouble and honestly doesn't seem to charge much more than I would expect to pay on the NHS. I've had a couple of tender teeth refilled recently and he tested the height after he'd finished. Total cost under £100.
My dentists always seem to retire relatively young so I am dreading having to find somebody new before long.

Here are the NHS dental charges. There are three bands and you should not have paid more than £306.80. There is a link telling you what you get for each band:
www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dentists/dental-costs/how-much-will-i-pay-for-nhs-dental-treatment/

Before starting treatment the dentist should explain the charges and complete an NHS Personal Dental Treatment Plan which you sign. If anything was being done privately this should have been made clear.

I’ve been trying to get my 2x remaining bottom teeth removed for over a year. I can’t use them as they are so wobbly.
One of my grandchildren recently removed her own hurting tooth by the old fashioned string and door method.
I’m tempted to do the same myself as no way am I paying £400 to anyone to do something so simple.
20 yrs ago a NHS dentist removed a similar wobbly tooth by getting an assistant to press down heavily on my gum while he removed it. No anaesthetic. No pain just a big tug. He didn’t charge me but said I should drop in a few packets of biscuits for their tea break.
Oh how I wish there were still dentists like that about.

I had a crown a few years ago and it cost about £180 on the nhs,

There are 3 price tiers of dental treatment with the nhs which should be displayed where they can be seen.
Will have a look tomorrow as I have an appointment.

Posters not players

I have an NHS contract with my dentist but a fat lot of good it done me ,back in October my dentures broke, as I had a check up appointment coming up I would get it sorted then , when I went to see them he said he couldn't replace my dentures, they never fitted properly , only repair them and it would take 3 weeks , which would mean I would have no front upper teeth for that amount of time, but if I went private I could have a completely new set at a cost of £859, I gulped at the cost as the maximum I would have paid on the NHS was £200. No impression was done it was all done with a laser type pen and my teeth and the gaps marked out on a screen. The new set arrived back , I must say they fit much better and don't wobble like the last ones did. But I have been told since , by someone that was working for a different dental practice, that the 3 weeks I was quoted was untrue and they could be back in 3 days, which I would have managed with. The dentist I am with is part of a huge company and have recently moved into bigger premises with about 15 dentist in one building . All the players in the new building refer to the private work they offer and they no longer display the NHS price list like they used to in the old place. It is definitely privatisation by the back door,

Crikey!!! I went to a private dentist a few years ago & they gave me a print out with everything that would be done at a schedule of appointments and the price of each, that was much more professional. I just think since the Tories don't want the NHS if they get into power again they will probably extend this to the GP service so most people won't be able to afford it

Mel1967

I’m with an NHS dentist and recently had a crown fitted.
But because I went with the non NHS option was £550, which had to paid up front, plus the appointment charge!!
As for my GP Surgery I can't fault them 😬

Have to add I can’t fault my Dentist, but I really don’t like the Nurse who talks to me as though I were a 2 year old 👶

I’m with an NHS dentist and recently had a crown fitted.
But because I went with the non NHS option was £550, which had to paid up front, plus the appointment charge!!
As for my GP Surgery I can't fault them 😬