£800 dentist bill!!

[Neil McNab]

£240 a year....at my dentist its £60 for a check up and £50 for the hygienist .... do the math....cos NHS Dentistry for free is loooooong gone

MATHS

Can say Math as well, both mean the same thing

Only if you're American, they are incorrect too but as everybody over there is wrong it's not picked up on, over here you're just wrong.

 

[KPXBLN]

To the OP

If your daughter's a student then I would imagine she's on a low income (whether that's loan, part time job, or whatever), so it would definitely be worth her filling in a HC1 form, which is for people with low incomes to get help with costs like dentistry, glasses, prescriptions and stuff like that. Check this link out: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1874.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1874.aspx</a>
I think you can get a HC1 form from GP or local NHS clinic.<br /><br />-- Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:15 pm --<br /><br />

Around 1200$, that's what would be normal for that service where I live in the US.

Fair enough but we have socialised healthcare in this country so it shouldn't cost. Ask your congressman about it.

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Recently had a filling on my wisdom tooth at the bottom (being difficult to brush) went to a dentist (they're all private here and cheap) and had the filling, clean and polish for 50 euros. Not bad in my book. Did a good job too.

 

[yerwot?]

Recently had a filling on my wisdom tooth at the bottom (being difficult to brush) went to a dentist (they're all private here and cheap) and had the filling, clean and polish for 50 euros. Not bad in my book. Did a good job too.

UK dentistry is a classic case of price-fixing by a cartel.
When an episode of the Simpsons rips the piss out of the state of english dental care you know something is seriously bent

 

[yeseye]

I was quoted £200 ish for a check up, xray, and a crown, which the wankers still got because I was laid off before completion, so the James hunt was looking for the last £100 and I told him I'm out of work, I've no fcukin money you thick ****, I want it for free, he fucked me off the dirty bastard, so I'm going round with this temporary filling which is just breaking off! Cuntish carry on.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Students usually qualify as low income and so are entitled to help
see this link and expand the I am on a low income how can I get help part.
It involves form filling but once done jobs a good one.
Has to be NHS though.

<a class="postlink" href="http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcosts/Pages/Dentalcosts.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcost ... costs.aspx</a>

 

[Colliahhh]

To the OP

If your daughter's a student then I would imagine she's on a low income (whether that's loan, part time job, or whatever), so it would definitely be worth her filling in a HC1 form, which is for people with low incomes to get help with costs like dentistry, glasses, prescriptions and stuff like that. Check this link out: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1874.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/1874.aspx</a>
I think you can get a HC1 form from GP or local NHS clinic.

-- Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:15 pm --

Around 1200$, that's what would be normal for that service where I live in the US.

Fair enough but we have socialised healthcare in this country so it shouldn't cost. Ask your congressman about it.

Thats what I had, ended up getting check ups for all 3 years for free and got a replacement tooth/ nerve removal when I got one of my pearly whites knocked out on the house too.

 

[Anonymous]

MATHS

Can say Math as well, both mean the same thing

Only if you're American, they are incorrect too but as everybody over there is wrong it's not picked up on, over here you're just wrong.

Math is actually quite correct - in rough terms it means 'the count'. In old English (latin based saxon I think but please correct me) the math was the counting in of the crop (essentially doing the math) and what was left after the crop was in was the aftermath (corn stubble / dropped apples and such which they picked through and then let the pigs graze on). Oddly enough, many so called american terms are simply English words that went out with the first settlers and have remained unchanged. The term maths is a school child abbreviation of mathematics which is a pluralism of the subject taught and not the act.
Think about it, we wouldn't say aftermaths instead of aftermath unless it was a plural and ergo the term math is quite correct in the singular regardless of it's use being archaic due to the dumbing down of our language. About a million miles off the subject but thought it worth the mention.

 

[Mr White]

I'm a dental technician and have a decent idea of how the system works.

There are three price bands when it comes to dental work.
Band 1 - check up. Costs around £17 I think.
Band 2 - extractions. Costs around £45 and should include any X-rays and the check up fee.
Band 3 - restorations. Basically if you need a replacement tooth to be made by a laboratory. The £200ish fee includes the previous two fees.

The problem with band 3 is, the £200 fee should cover the cost of one crown or multiple crowns, depending what you need done. The dentist will only get the same fee if he prescribes one crown or ten crowns, BUT The dentist will have to pay the fees for the crowns to be made.

One crown costs around £40. Do the maths. If you need any more, he will end up making loss. He should still provide the best treatment for the patient but we all know they don't.

 

[Ifwecouldjust.......]

Can say Math as well, both mean the same thing

Only if you're American, they are incorrect too but as everybody over there is wrong it's not picked up on, over here you're just wrong.

Math is actually quite correct - in rough terms it means 'the count'. In old English (latin based saxon I think but please correct me) the math was the counting in of the crop (essentially doing the math) and what was left after the crop was in was the aftermath (corn stubble / dropped apples and such which they picked through and then let the pigs graze on). Oddly enough, many so called american terms are simply English words that went out with the first settlers and have remained unchanged. The term maths is a school child abbreviation of mathematics which is a pluralism of the subject taught and not the act.
Think about it, we wouldn't say aftermaths instead of aftermath unless it was a plural and ergo the term math is quite correct in the singular regardless of it's use being archaic due to the dumbing down of our language. About a million miles off the subject but thought it worth the mention.

thank you......