UK ONLY: What are the "new" rules for NHS dental costs?!
Question:
UK ONLY: What are the "new" rules for NHS dental costs?
On the NHS what are the charges for seeing a dentist and who has to pay?
Answers:
Check ups are NOT free unless you are exempt from charges. See below.
See http://www.nhs.uk/england/dentists/denta... for charges.
"You are eligible to receive free services from your NHS dentist if:
-when the treatment starts you are:
* aged under 18
* aged 18 in full-time education
* pregnant, or have had a baby in the 12 months before treatment starts
* an NHS in-patient and the treatment is carried out by the hospital dentist
* an NHS Hospital Dental Service out-patient*
- when the treatment starts or when the charge is made:
* you are getting, or your partner gets Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
* you are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
* you are named on a valid HC2 certificate."