Can somebody please explain to me how a dentist works? Who is entitled to NHS treatment? Aren't we all if we have paid contributions, etc or is that not how it works? How come every time I move house and dentist I end up with someone who says they aren't taking on any more NHS clients. How does that work? Why are they any private patients at all if there is the option for NHS and why can't I get it? This may all sound really stupid and obvious but I would just love it if someone could explain the basics to me and then maybe I'll get to the stage where I don't have to fork out £65 for a clean and a check up ....
Dentist
- Thread starter Rachelle
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Beats me. I was struck off my local dentist's list when I went to uni and they claimed they had sent me appointments and I hadn't turned up. It also happened to quite a few people (including my brother), they're a private practice that only takes NHS patients because until about 18 months ago there was no NHS practice in this area, so there was a rumour they did it to cut down us commoners.
Everywhere I've lived since (Bristol, Wiltshire, Hampshire) are fully subscribed and not accepting any new patients, so anyone who moves are stuffed.
Now I've moved 'back home' we have that NHS surgery as I said, but it's for emergency work only. And the other two dental practices are not taking any NHS patients any more. So basically you just have to sit and wait until your teeth have rotted before you can get anything done.
Isn't prevention better than cure?
Everywhere I've lived since (Bristol, Wiltshire, Hampshire) are fully subscribed and not accepting any new patients, so anyone who moves are stuffed.
Now I've moved 'back home' we have that NHS surgery as I said, but it's for emergency work only. And the other two dental practices are not taking any NHS patients any more. So basically you just have to sit and wait until your teeth have rotted before you can get anything done.
Isn't prevention better than cure?
It's great having a socialist government isn't it!!!!!!!!
It's up to the dentist whether he takes NHS patients, or a proportion of, and what that proportion is! My dentist is a lovely man and was fully committed to the NHS until about seven years ago, when he went fully private, saying that NHS work was no longer tenable. I trust this man.
As it is we have stayed with him as private patients. I was scared witless that it would break us, but it hasn't been too bad so far. I have had an emergency extraction during that time, and even that was 'affordable'. It has proved better for us to 'pay as you go' than have any plan.
It's up to the dentist whether he takes NHS patients, or a proportion of, and what that proportion is! My dentist is a lovely man and was fully committed to the NHS until about seven years ago, when he went fully private, saying that NHS work was no longer tenable. I trust this man.
As it is we have stayed with him as private patients. I was scared witless that it would break us, but it hasn't been too bad so far. I have had an emergency extraction during that time, and even that was 'affordable'. It has proved better for us to 'pay as you go' than have any plan.