You can get free dental treatment if you :-
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Are under 18 years old
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Are aged 19 and in full-time education
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Are pregnant or are a nursing mother.
Unless you are in one of the groups entitled to free NHS dental treatment or help with the cost you will require to pay 80% of the cost of your NHS dental treatment up to a maximum of £384 per course of treatment. Examples of costs for some types of NHS treatment are shown in the table below . Fees are as of 1st April 2015.
Please note that NHS fee structure is complex and varies considerably from patient to patient depending of the treatment required.
Treatment |
Cost |
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Examination |
no charge |
Two small X-rays |
£4.72 |
Simple gum treatment(scale & polish) |
£10.76 |
Small amalgam (silver) filing |
£7.32 |
Large amalgam (silver) filing |
£18.80 |
Root canal treatment (front tooth) |
£39.56 |
Single crown (front tooth) |
£71.20 |
Simple extraction (one tooth) |
£6.76 |
Complete (upper and lower)dentures |
£148.60 |