Private dentist charges

It has been said many times by experts that six monthly check ups are unnecessary unless you have ongoing problems.
I have found that I’ve had no tooth decay for at least thirty years, my problems in later life have all been chunks falling off my teeth, which were repeatedly filled in the days when dentists were paid to fill teeth and always did.
I have a check up roughly yearly and have only once, long ago, seen a hygienist. The dentist always says my teeth are clean and doesn’t suggest a hygienist.
Many people are paying far more than necessary.

Having my first NHS check-up after 30 years of having to pay for private care was uite interesting. The private checkup was longer and much more thorough.

At the NHS surgery. I first had dental xrays and then the dentist looked in my mouth, as a new patient she listed the teeth I had and where the fillings were , looked at my xray and said that my teeth wee fine, nothing wrong with them and that was it.

When I had private check-ups the private dentist examined each tooth, one by one and used a probe on every filling and between my teeth to find any changes and any fillings that might be loose.

I must say, uick and efficient as the NHS service was, I did not feel I had had a proper check up - and if I want to see a hygenist - that is only available as a private service and costs £80.

I may well choose to go back to private treatment.

I'm in Sydney and have 2 check-ups a year. This includes cleaning. Dentists here are private and unless you have health insurance you will pay about $180. Xrays are extra.

There are extremely few (as in none) NHS dentists in this area. My dentist charges about £80 for a checkup, the hygienist (who is very thorough) about the same! X-rays every 2 years are extra, ditto everything else.
I see the dentist twice a year, the same for the hygienist.
An expensive game.

Cheaper than it is here in Australia. They charge like wounded bulls here.

Times have changed so much since my dad was a dentist. Nearly all of his work was NHS and he had a good reputation as being thorough and proficient. He didn’t race through his patients like his partner who earned a lot more and mum sometimes complained. But he made a decent living and wasn’t money-grabbing. I was (and am) very proud of him. The landscape is very different now.

I use NHS dentist. Fortunate that I am still able to access one. At the age of 85 and having given birth to five children, I still have nearly all of my teeth (just two have been taken out over the years. I go about every nine months for a general check-up and not required any work of any sort for the past six years.

I do a good twice daily cleaning routine.

The last time I visited a hygenist - nearly seven year ago - it was very brutal and cost me a hundred pounds (two visits). Left my mouth sore for a good week following. Will never go to one again. At my check-ups I ask the dentist to give me a clean and polist.

As I am on Pension Credit I do not have to pay anything and feel I get excellent service on the NHS>

A check up at mine is £99, hygienist is £79

My clean costs £79 one of the chespest in the area and I can walk there so convenient. My daughter pays more and has to drive 30 minutes

I pay £30 per month with DPAS which gives 2 checkups and 2 hygienist per year, inclusive of xrays etc ( so an appnt every 3 months for one or the other). I am very happy with the service and agree that dentists have expensive equipment nowadays, and high support staff wages. Getting an NHS dentist in my area is almost impossible,except for children as many private dentists will see children under NHS umbrella.

Sounds like you are a dentist justifying the astronomical fees

Deedaa Root canal treatment usually takes two visits. 1st to access and fill with "antiseptic". Second access again and complete filling. X-ray usually taken to ensure the reamer used in the canal has reached the end of the canal. Any space will allow bacteria to grow. Your dentist probably did what was needed hence two visits.

I pay £9 a month and for that I get a check up and clean twice a year. Looking at some of the comments on here I think my dentist is good value for money!

I pay just over £100 for seeing the hygienist and the dentist in the same visit. I'm normally there for about 35-40 minutes. Thankfully not much work needed - yet.... I do put aside £25 a month into a saving pot for when my teeth finally start to give up.

3 monthly hygienist visits and 6 mthly dentist check ups but costs me just over £50 per month with Denplan. When I look at the Denplan details there's a discount on some treatments and nothing at all towards others so it's a real rip of imo but very difficult here to find a dentist so I'm stuck.

Came across a few articles last week about the Japanese hoping o regrow teeth in the next five years

Lots of research in this area.

Do appreciate that Private Dentists do have a lot of overheads.And prices will vary throoghout the contry.

.But many do well from implants.

Also, apparently Private Dentists form one of the largest groups of professions whose children attend Private School.

So they are not doing too badly..

I had a private dental check-up last Thursday. The cost was £76.00! The hygienist charges the same. We see the dentist twice each year; and the hygienist twice each year. I had a tiny chip on a lower front tooth in April this year. The repair cost was £300.00!!

I also belong to Denplan and my monthly charge is £51 .

I don’t have an awful lot of teeth left so I’m always surprised at the assessment.

Of course, everyone will pay a different rate as you are assessed on the state of your teeth etc.

I also get two hygienist visits pear year.

Lixy. You are getting of lightly paying £15 per month.

Much cheaper than mine - £70 for a couple of minutes check up (much shorter than the scheduled 15 minutes) - I only have 3 teeth....
They charged me the same price for a 10 minute hygienist appt a year ago for the same 3 teeth, the same price as for a full mouth of teeth with a 30 minute appt! (£130).
Having to have full dentures (all bar my 3 remaining teeth) has cost me£12,500 over the past 2 years. The dentures are underwhelming in their functionality, and they have now quoted me a ball park figure of a further £10,000 just for the 4 posts they say I need to stabilise the top denture. That's without consultation fees, scans etc. So Extratime, your dentist charges, while still a lot of money, are a tad lower than the atmospheric charges my dentist deems appropriate.
And, as I have no hope of finding further high finance, seems I have had to reconcile myself to the paste-consistency diet I have pretty much been on since losing my teeth.

I have just been quoted £2986 for two white fillings (currently amalgam) and a crown. I think this is extortionate . My London dentist (also private) was way cheaper.

Lixy. You are getting of lightly paying £15 per month

I think maybe because I have been with them for longer than I care to think… first signed up with the children as a family plan and have gradually changed it to just me over the past 20+ years.

I am counting my blessings, grateful for both the apparently low rate and my lovely dentist.

I pay £21 a month which covers 2 check ups and 2 hygienist visits a year, everything else is paid for at private rates. I have just paid £860 for a bridge on my 2 front teeth, last year my treatment was about £900.
I think I pay for my dentist's Caribbean holiday every year. His name is Richard, but all his staff call him Rich........

In my town, all the dentists ganged up together and went totally private about 35 years ago. I was forced to start paying into Denplan every month, because they ALL belonged to it.

Then I found an independant private dental practice in another town where all the dentists allowed patients to "pay as you go". (They still do). I added up what I have paid for excellent dental work at this other private practice over 30-odd years, and compared it with what I would have had extracted every month from my bank by Denplan over the same years. As I look after my teeth - by paying only when I need an annual check-up, and other treatment - I have saved a fortune!!! I put money away regularly in a small easy-access savings account to cover any unexpected dental costs! For example, one lot of treatment (a "bridge") cost me £1800 over two appointments. But that was the most expensive work I've had with my "pay as you go" private dentist so far - and that was was 15 years ago. I have still saved many hundreds of pounds overall by not continuing with the Denplan insurance. Furthermore, while I was with Denplan, my then dentist sneakily and wickedly, drilled a tiny hole that I didn't notice, in a perfectly healthy molar. This was only noticed when I changed to the dentist in the other town!!! The new dentist was horrified when he saw that. So my Denplan dentist was deliberately trying to make himself future work under his Denplan scheme. (I'm not saying all the Denplan dentists do this.) If I hadn't changed dentists I would never have known!

My last check-up plus an X-Ray, was £89.00. Not cheap, I admit - but not being in Denplan has saved me lots. I have had the same excellent dentist for many years. I like him very much, and trust him.

Is there an age barrier to join Denplan.
I could never afford it before…I’m 80 this year

My checkup is usually about 10 minutes including an Xray, and hygiene clean takes about 15-20 minutes. However your private charges seem very reasonable. Mine are around £75 each!