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Just been to the emergency dentist today...i have an infection in my gum where another dentist took a tooth last week. And an infection under the crowned tooth next to that. I got antibiotics for the extraction but as for the crowned tooth, he told me it will need root canal treatment or extraction. I mentioned that i didn't want it removed and he said good luck in finding an NHS dentist that will do root canal treatment.. They won't do it. He said I'll probably have to go private and pay. I'm on ESA.
Apparently, the NHS dentist will all soon be gone.
 
I had a root canal done privately recently. It wasn't that expensive to be fair.
 
Marklr said:
Just been to the emergency dentist today...i have an infection in my gum where another dentist took a tooth last week. And an infection under the crowned tooth next to that. I got antibiotics for the extraction but as for the crowned tooth, he told me it will need root canal treatment or extraction. I mentioned that i didn't want it removed and he said good luck in finding an NHS dentist that will do root canal treatment.. They won't do it. He said I'll probably have to go private and pay. I'm on ESA.
Apparently, the NHS dentist will all soon be gone.
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NHS Dental Charges in England:
  • Band 1: £27.40, includes examinations, diagnosis, advice, and preventative care.
  • Band 2: £75.30, includes fillings, root canal treatment, and extractions.
  • Band 3: £326.70, includes crowns, dentures, and bridges.

How much does the NHS pay dentists per patient?

Dentists are paid in "Units of Dental Activity". Typical values for UDAs are £20-35, and they are paid 1 UDA for a band 1 course of treatment, 3 for a band 2 course of treatment, and 12 for a band 3 course of treatment.


NHS dentists make a loss on NHS patients. Unless that changes, they’re gone forever.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
NHS Dental Charges in England:
  • Band 1: £27.40, includes examinations, diagnosis, advice, and preventative care.
  • Band 2: £75.30, includes fillings, root canal treatment, and extractions.
  • Band 3: £326.70, includes crowns, dentures, and bridges.

How much does the NHS pay dentists per patient?

Dentists are paid in "Units of Dental Activity". Typical values for UDAs are £20-35, and they are paid 1 UDA for a band 1 course of treatment, 3 for a band 2 course of treatment, and 12 for a band 3 course of treatment.


NHS dentists make a loss on NHS patients. Unless that changes, they’re gone forever.
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Under funded NHS. The future will be people with either beautiful white teeth or graveyard gobs. Not much different from now, really. I'm going to learn dentistry from a YouTube video. Do it myself....can't be that hard.
 
I got quoted £300 for a wisdom tooth removal privately.
Ended up the private dentist refused to touch it as to complexed and NHS hospital removed it.. problem the wait was 11 months
 
Heard a story a couple of weeks back that it could all change soon, and you could be sent to ANY Dentist available in your surrounding area who can fit you in for an appointment, instead of attending your own dentist only ..... not sure whether that is purely NHS, purely Private, or a mixture of the two though.

I think i'll just fck it all off and have dentures fitted !
 
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Marklr said:
Under funded NHS. The future will be people with either beautiful white teeth or graveyard gobs. Not much different from now, really. I'm going to learn dentistry from a YouTube video. Do it myself....can't be that hard.
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Indeed.
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I paid only about £50 for a root canal about 4 years ago NHS. Will be more now but less than a ton I think. Its a racket they want everyone to go private, but Ive found that if you are lucky enough to have an NHS dentist as a legacy patient and go to all their regular checkups and wotnot and play the game they will keep you on and never had a minutes shit from them tbf. I havent much shit from my ageing gnashers but when I have they have always got me in because Ive kept up with their appointments you know
 
Eaststander1 said:
Heard a story a couple of weeks back that it could call change soon, and you could be sent to ANY Dentist available in your surrounding area who can fit you in for an appointment, instead of attending your own dentist only ..... not sure whether that is purely NHS, purely Private, or a mixture of the two though.

I think i'll fck it all off and have dentures fitted !
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Thats an NHS plan. Im not against the idea of that to be fair. I dont care which dentist does anything and would happily move about for treatment, personally anyway
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
I paid only about £50 for a root canal about 4 years ago NHS. Will be more now but less than a ton I think. Its a racket they want everyone to go private, but Ive found that if you are lucky enough to have an NHS dentist as a legacy patient and go to all their regular checkups and wotnot and play the game they will keep you on and never had a minutes shit from them tbf. I havent much shit from my ageing gnashers but when I have they have always got me in because Ive kept up with their appointments you know
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I've got a regular dentist, and I'm sound with them. They won't do much any more, though. Just fillings and extractions.
 
Alan Harper's Tash said:
NHS Dental Charges in England:
  • Band 1: £27.40, includes examinations, diagnosis, advice, and preventative care.
  • Band 2: £75.30, includes fillings, root canal treatment, and extractions.
  • Band 3: £326.70, includes crowns, dentures, and bridges.

How much does the NHS pay dentists per patient?

Dentists are paid in "Units of Dental Activity". Typical values for UDAs are £20-35, and they are paid 1 UDA for a band 1 course of treatment, 3 for a band 2 course of treatment, and 12 for a band 3 course of treatment.


NHS dentists make a loss on NHS patients. Unless that changes, they’re gone forever.
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Pretty sure we can expect to see this model for stealth privatisation applied to other forms of healthcare - GP's likely next.
 
Root canal work is more time consuming than other band 2 charges (fillings/extractions) and will require additional appointments as there may be more than 1 canal. Hence many dentists don't like this. To be fair if (say) more than one filling/canal/extraction is required at a course of treatment there should really be an additional charge.
 
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Marklr said:
Just been to the emergency dentist today...i have an infection in my gum where another dentist took a tooth last week. And an infection under the crowned tooth next to that. I got antibiotics for the extraction but as for the crowned tooth, he told me it will need root canal treatment or extraction. I mentioned that i didn't want it removed and he said good luck in finding an NHS dentist that will do root canal treatment.. They won't do it. He said I'll probably have to go private and pay. I'm on ESA.
Apparently, the NHS dentist will all soon be gone.
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I can assure you they will
 
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