NHS Dental Treatment charges

 You can get free dental treatment if you:-

• Are under 18 years old
• Are aged 18 and in full-time education
• Are pregnant
• Have had a baby in the previous 12 months, or have had a stillborn baby in the previous 12 months
• You are named on a valid HC2 certificate
• You are named on a valid HC3 certificate
•  You are, or your partner is, getting Income Support
• You are, or your partner is, getting Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
• You are, or your partner is, getting tax credits and meeting qualifying conditions

See the Help with Health Care Costs link below for further details. 

If you can't get free treatment or help with the cost then you pay 80% of the cost of the treatment up to a maximum, currently £384 (as at 1st September 2009).

Some examples :-

Basic examination	free
Extensive examination	free
Simple scale and polish	£10.10
Two small X-rays and one small filling from	£11.25
One large filling from	£17.60
Single simple tooth extraction	£6.29
Root filling front tooth	£37.04
A full precious metal crown from	£88.46
A full set of plastic dentures from	£139.04

Remember the total cost of your NHS treatment may be different from these examples because of the number, or types, of treatment involved.

Page last edited: 13 October 2009

Links from Scottish Dental

Title	Source	Type
Practitioner Services - Dental Patients Whether you need to find information on treatment costs and exemptions or have received a letter from the Scottish Dental Reference Service and want to know more – we are here to help View details	NHS NSS	Website
Help with health costs Are you entitled to help with health costs? View details	The Scottish Government	Website