Doug_SRi
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Registered: 1st Sep 02
Location: Aberdeen. Drives: Stage 2 Astra VXR and Nova
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Just wondering what everyone pays for the dentist as I got a shock today. I used to be NHS and have never been told otherwise but I have had three check ups which have been £27.50 each so guessed they switched me to private. Today I had a check up, polish, two xrays which are needed once every two years he said and he told me i needing a filling but it was small as they cought it early. Bill was £135 which was which broke down as:
Examination £30
Polish £30
Filling £65
xrays £10
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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cost me 50 quid for an examination as i'd not had one for 5 years, then 60 quid for a filling and a polish.
I now pay 15 quid a month but all i get for that is preventative treatment, had to go on that though as i didn't have a place at the dentists after such a long absence. 
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cunningham
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Registered: 25th May 05
Location: Lochore, Fife
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tbh i think its damn shocking that you have to pay for any treatment if you pay nationa insurance that shoould cover it damn goverment scum
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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Difficult one in my experience.
Pay little money for NHS work and get the teaboy 
Or pay into a dental plan and get somebody who knows what they are doing for £10 a month.
I'm with the former and transferring to the latter ASAP 
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Jodi_the_g
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Registered: 7th Aug 01
Location: Washington D.C
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Originally posted by cunningham
tbh i think its damn shocking that you have to pay for any treatment if you pay nationa insurance that shoould cover it damn goverment scum
In 2001 the NHS cost 62 billion for the year, the current UK population is 60 million so that’s 1,033 a person per year.
The average house hold is around 2.4 so that’s £2,480.
Yet that includes children and pensioners who do not pay national insurance so say half the population are in work that’s £4960 per year per household as a conservative estimate,
Yet national insurance contributions also go to things such as pensions so even at say 75% (which is no where near the figure) going on the NHS that is £7440 per household, now many households pay that per year in NI so I think paying for none important treatment such as dentist checkups is not much to ask.
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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Costs me £10 a month by direct debit, that covers me for 2 check ups and scale and polish during the year, anything else i pay on top.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Originally posted by mav
Costs me £10 a month by direct debit, that covers me for 2 check ups and scale and polish during the year, anything else i pay on top.
i do that as well doesnt it mean that any treatment you need is free? tbh i dunno why i bother paying it, just my mum says i should 
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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cost me £6.50 for a filling on tuesday
was £12 IIRC to get a tooth out 2 weeks ago 
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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£66.50 for 2 fillings, and £6 PCM for my senplan subscription shit.
Makes me fucking sick 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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Originally posted by kz
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Originally posted by mav
Costs me £10 a month by direct debit, that covers me for 2 check ups and scale and polish during the year, anything else i pay on top.
i do that as well doesnt it mean that any treatment you need is free? tbh i dunno why i bother paying it, just my mum says i should
No only 2 check ups and scale and polish is covered, pay for everything else..If you do not pay the £10 a month they throw you off their books...GGrrr
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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£9.95 a month here with denplan.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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last time i went, cost me £35 all together - check up, and 3 fillings,
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eddiewhiteley
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Registered: 10th Mar 05
Location: down in albion
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with the nhs its either £15.50,£42.40 or £189.00 depending on what you have done, i went yesterday and payed £15.50 for a check up and scale and polish
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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My Dentist is Private now...
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SXi_Tim
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Registered: 11th Mar 03
Location: South Yorkshire Drives: RS3, LET B
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Mine has turned private aswell, not been for 4 years might be a good idea to take a trip there sometime soon 
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Originally posted by mav
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Originally posted by kz
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Originally posted by mav
Costs me £10 a month by direct debit, that covers me for 2 check ups and scale and polish during the year, anything else i pay on top.
i do that as well doesnt it mean that any treatment you need is free? tbh i dunno why i bother paying it, just my mum says i should
No only 2 check ups and scale and polish is covered, pay for everything else..If you do not pay the £10 a month they throw you off their books...GGrrr
sounds kinda pointless then tbh. i may cancel
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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It's to keep you on the books, as it is really hard to get a dentist in Scotalnd nowadays, they is always waiting lists...
A new dentist opened up in the town next to me and were signing ppl up and hundreds waited overnight to get signed up.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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just asked my mum and she says shes got loads of stuff for free cause she pays it, caps, fillings etc. also you can go private for free apparently on anything big!?
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Scotland
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 private for free????
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