NHS dental charges from 1st April 2018 increase by 5%

NHS dental charges for the year from 1st April 2018 increase to £21.60, £59.10 and £256.50 over Band 1, 2 and 3 by £1.00 (2017 90p), £2.80 (2017 £2.40) and £12.20 (2017 £10.60) respectively.

You will not be charged for individual items within an NHS course of treatment.

Dental Treatment	also known as	NHS Band	2018-19	2017-18
New patient consultation	Check-up or Examination	Band 1	£21.60	£20.60
Basic x-rays	Bite Wings or Radiographs	inc patient consultation	£nil	£nil
Scale and polish	Basic hygiene clean	inc patient consultation	£nil	£nil
Hygiene deep scaling	Hygiene extended appointment	Band 2	£59.10	£56.30
Amalgam filling	Metal filling	Band 2	£59.10	£56.30
Composite filling	White filling	Band 2 (normally front teeth only)	£59.10	£56.30
Root canal treatment	Root filling	Band 2	£59.10	£56.30
Simple extraction	Tooth removal	Band 2	£59.10	£56.30
Crown	Cap on tooth	Band 3	£256.50	£244.30
Dentures	False teeth	Band 3	£256.50	£244.30

 

Depending on what you need to have done, you should only ever be asked to pay one charge, at one of the bands above, for each completed course of treatment, even if you need to visit your dentist more than once to finish it. A course of treatment is completed when the treatment listed in your treatment plan has been provided in full.

• Automated checks of NHS fees punish the wrong people
• Look after your NHS Dental Registration or you may lose it

You pay a contribution towards your dental treatment as per the Bands above unless you are entitled to free dental care.  The main criteria of entitlement to free dental care are:

You are entitled if you are:

• aged under 18, or under 19 and in qualifying full-time education
• pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months
• staying in an NHS hospital and your treatment is carried out by the hospital dentist
• an NHS hospital dental service outpatient – however, you may have to pay for your dentures or bridges

You are also entitled if you or your partner – including civil partner – receive, or you’re under the age of 20 and the dependant of someone receiving:

• Income Support
• Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
• Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
• Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
• Universal Credit and meet the criteria

Check the NHS England Health Costs for further details.