£42.00 for 1 filling and a scrape?
2006-09-22 07:17:03 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
yep thats what it is now a days...it all changed on april 1 when instead of being paid a fee per item three new bands were bought in..
1.£15.50 exam s and p xrays
2. £42.40 fillings and the above..it doesn,t matter if it is one or ten fillingd, same cost
3. £189.00 crowns bridges dentures
2006-09-22 07:34:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
N.H.S charges are in 3 bands now Band 1 is £15.50 which covers a check up, any xrays and a scale and polish. Band 2 is £42.40 which covers all fillings regardless if you have 1 or 10, root fillings and extractions. Band 3 is £189 which covers dentures, crowns and veneers ( anything which needs to be sent to a lab). I work in a dental practice so i know these are correct. Hope it helps!
2006-09-23 15:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by tweets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi there,it should be42.40 thats the new charge for nhs patients!this all changed in april with the new contracts.
but if u were to have 10 fillings and a scape it would still cost the same cause it falls under the same band which is band 2.
2006-09-23 14:40:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfect! there is now a 3 tier system set in place! 1st level is about £17.50 for a check up and clean next is £42.00 for clean, check up, xrays, filling or extraction and £170 (i think) if your getting root canal done or some needing more work than normal.
2006-09-22 14:23:00 · answer #4 · answered by jessica_mornington 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
£42.40 is the standard price for band 2 NHS treatment (including fillings/cleans/x-rays/etc). If you have a filling your dentist can only charge you this amount as it was regulated that way per 1/4/06 (unfortunately).
2006-09-22 18:49:38 · answer #5 · answered by Grey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a dentist.
42 pounds is what, 80, 90 dollars? For a filling and a scaling? That is dirt cheap.
2006-09-23 21:01:54 · answer #6 · answered by Nebula D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I paid £32 the other day for a similar amount of work.
Its ok really, go private and see the difference in your bank balance.
We are very lucky to have the NHS in this country.
2006-09-22 14:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they charge bout 17 for the scrape n clean so thats bout 26 4 the fillin thats quite good
2006-09-22 14:34:35 · answer #8 · answered by paul t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds about average. It shouldn't cost that because we already pay for health care in a different way and this should include dental treatment but what can you do?
2006-09-22 14:19:21 · answer #9 · answered by claire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeh I'm afraid that is the right price £42.40. Would have been the same price if you had 5 fillings, sucks if you don't need much doing.
2006-09-23 10:56:29 · answer #10 · answered by rachael p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋