A Guide To Our Fees
NHS & Private Patient Charges
NHS patient charges change on the 1st of April annually.
The charge bands are given below. For example, as at 1st April 2009 if you only have a check-up and x-rays you will pay £16.50. For a check up and any number of fillings, you will pay one band 2 charge of £45.60. If you need a crown as well, you will pay one Band 3 charge of £198.00.
Should you need three crowns, you will also pay one Band 3 charge of £198.00. Your dentist will provide you with a treatment plan indicating your treatment options and the total cost. The NHS treatment plan also explains clearly your rights and responsibilities including keeping appointments.
Free NHS Dental Care
NHS dental care is still free to children under 18, or 19 in full-time education. It is also free for expectant women and new mothers where the child is under one year old and persons on certain state benefits or exemptions.
The Practice team will be happy to answer any questions you have on the changes to NHS dental charges.
Private Care
We offer all patients NHS or private care.
Private treatment gives you more treatment options as cosmetic treatment is not available on the NHS. You also get a greater choice of materials and higher quality laboratory work for a better aesthetic result. Due to the changes in NHS charges, some private treatment may even be cheaper.
Example Private Fees*
| Routine check up | £34.00 |
| Small digital x-rays (1-2) | £20.00 |
| Treatment of moderate gum disease by Advice including Scaling and Polishing for 20-25 minutes | £43.00 |
| Treatment of advanced gum disease by Intensive Advice including Scaling, Root Planing and Polishing under local anaesthesia (in case of sensitive teeth) for 30-40 minutes | £48.00 |
| Fissure Sealants to protect teeth against decay (up to 4 unfilled teeth only) | £55.00 |
| Cosmetic white composite filling per tooth | from £57.00 |
| Cosmetic white ceramic hybrid filling per tooth | POA |
| Planned extraction per tooth | from £80.00 |
| Intravenous Sedation for nervous patients per visit excluding cost of dental care (maximum 4 extractions or 4 fillings per sessions) | from £153.00 |
| Root canal therapy to save infected tooth (usually in 2 visits) | from £180.00 |
| Cosmetic In-surgery Tooth Whitening (Power whitening) per jaw per visit | POA |
| Cosmetic white crown per tooth | POA |
| One small plastic denture with 1-3 teeth | POA |
| One full plastic denture with 3 year guarantee against toothwear | POA |
| A set of upper and lower full plastic dentures with 3 years guarantee against toothwear | POA |
*To reflect the ongoing costs of precious metals and other materials, we reserve the right to change private fees without notice.
