NHS Dental Care

  • Band 1 - £27.40

    This covers an examination, diagnosis (Including X-Rays), advice on how to prevent future problems, a scale if clinically needed and preventative care such as application of fluoride varnish or fissure sealant if appropriate.

  • Band 2 - £75.30

    This covers everything listed in Band 1 above, plus any further treatment such as fillings, root canal work, periodontal treatment or removal of teeth but not more complex items listed in Band 3.

  • Band 3 - £326.70

    This covers everything listed in Band 1 and Band 2 plus crowns, bridges, dentures and any other laboratory work.

  • Band 4 - £27.40

    This covers emergency care in primary care NHS dental practice such as pain relief or temporary fillings.

Further information on nhs costs

Help With NHS Dental Cost

There are a few different options available to claim free or reduced costs for NHS Dental Treatment. You will be responsible for making any claim and it is important to ensure you are eligible to make the claim.

Click HERE to find out if you are eligible

If you have been told by a member of our team that you are unable to get routine NHS dental care appointments as you have not attended for your oral health assessment within 2 years it is explained below the reason why.

There is no such thing as registration with an NHS dentist and there has not been since 2006. If you are not undergoing a course of treatment, dentists are of no obligation to see a patient for an appointment. Due to the demand and capacity in NHS dentistry at the moment we are unable to see every patient. We do try and keep appointments available for regular attenders. The boundaries as to what is classed as a regular attender must be set somewhere and the timeline suggested by the NHS England is 2 years. We are simply following their guidelines.

We do send out reminders for our regular patients, however our reminders are sent out as a courtesy NOT a requirement. We feel that patients must take some responsibility to book regular oral health assessment and not rely solely on reminders.

As you are aware NHS Dentistry and our staff are under a lot of pressure and we are doing our best to look after our patients. We will NOT tolerate any form of abuse to our staff as they are following guidelines and policies that have been put in place.