All NHS dental prices rising from April – and the way a lot you may should pay for care
The Government has announced that the price of basic NHS dental care will go up again from next month, from check-ups to treatments like fillings and crowns, everything will become more expensive
The Government has just dropped the bombshell that NHS dental charges are set to rise by 2.3 per cent starting next month.
While some people are eligible for free dental care on the NHS the rest have to pay for our treatments and it’s abut to get a whole lot more expensive.
Shiv Pabary, from the British Dental Association’s General Dental Practice Committee, said: “This hike is reheated austerity. It won’t put a penny into a struggling service. Our patients are paying more, just so ministers can pay less.”
He also threw down the gauntlet to Rachel Reeves, saying: “Rachel Reeves will need to justify her stealth cuts to millions of patients.”
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Here’s all the new rates and how they’ll hit Brits in need of a dentist.
Check-ups or x-rays (Band 1)
If you’re popping in for a Band 1 treatment like a check-up or X-ray, brace yourself to shell out £27.40. That’s a 60p bump from the old price of £26.80.
Fillings, tooth extraction or root canal treatment (Band 2)
For those needing a bit more work done, Band 2 treatments including fillings, extractions, or root canals will now set you back £75.30, which is £1.80 more than the previous £73.50 fee.
Dentures, bridges, crowns or braces (Band 3)
And if you’re in the market for some serious dental hardware like dentures, bridges, crowns, or braces, get ready to fork over £326.70, up from £319.10. That’s an extra £7.6 hitting your wallet, thanks to the latest tweak to the National Health Service (Dental Charges) Regulations.
Free dental care
Kids, mums-to-be, a good chunk of veterans, and folks on certain benefits can flash their pearly whites for free thanks to NHS dental care, reports the Mirror.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson has come out swinging, saying: “We inherited a £22 billion black hole in the public finances, and NHS dentistry services that had been left broken by years of neglect. We are already rolling out an extra 700,000 urgent appointments, introducing a supervised toothbrushing programme to prevent tooth decay in young children, and planning dental contract reform to make NHS work more appealing to dentists.”
They didn’t stop there, adding: “In previous years, dental patient charges have increased above inflation levels, which is not the case this year. Almost half of all patients remain eligible for dental patient charge exemptions under the NHS – including children, those on low incomes and pregnant women – as we deliver fundamental reform to get the sector back on its feet through our plan for change.”
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