A guide to charges

If you normally pay for NHS dental treatment, there will be three standard charges.

The amount you pay will depend on the treatment you need to keep your teeth and gums healthy.

You will pay one of the three charges below:

£17.50

This charge will include an examination, diagnosis and preventive care. If necessary, this will include X-rays, scale and polish, and planning for further treatment.

Urgent and out-of-hours care will also cost £17.50.

Or

£48

This charge includes all necessary treatment covered by the £17.50 charge PLUS additional treatment such as fillings, root canal treatment or extractions.

Or

£209

This charge includes all necessary treatment covered by the £17.50 and £48 charges PLUS more complex procedures such as crowns, dentures or bridges.

Dentures

Repairs to dentures are free of charge.

You will continue to receive free services from your NHS dentist if:

When the treatment starts you are:

• aged under 18
• aged 18 and in full-time education
• pregnant, or have had a baby, in the 12 months before treatment starts
• an NHS inpatient and the treatment is carried out by the hospital dentist
• an NHS Hospital Dental Service outpatient*
• a Community Dental Service patient*

Or, when the treatment starts or when the charge is made:

• you are getting, or your partner gets Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit.
• you are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
• you are named on a valid HC2 certificate.

Your dentist will ask for evidence that you are entitled to free NHS dental treatment.

If you are named on a valid HC3 certificate, you may be eligible for partial help with dental costs.

Examination and Diagnosis

New patient assessment	£30.00 - £50.00
Additional for written report, up to	£45.00
Implant consultation	£57.00
Recall examination	£25.00
Emergency consultation fee	£25.00
Recalled attendance, weekdays 0600-0800 & 1800-2200	£150.00
Week-ends & Bank holidays, 0600-2200	£150.00
Nights, 2200-0600	£210.00
Christmas / Boxing Day	£210.00
New Year’s Eve after 1800 & New Year’s Day	£210.00

X-Rays	small - 1	£8.50
	small - 2	£15.00
	small - 3	£18.00
	Panoral	£28.00
	Study models (Extra for articulation, wax up's etc)	£28.00

Periodontal Care and Prevention

Scaling at exam appt	£12.00- £15.00
Hygienist visit (20 mins)	£35.00
Dentomycin (per dose)	£32.00
Preventive fissure sealant	£18.00

Extractions

routine	£52.50
complex	£60.00 - £185.00

Filling

Amalgam filling	occlusal	£48.00
	2 surface	£55.00
	MO/DO	£80.00
	MOD	£90.00

Glass ionomer	small	£40.00
	medium	£50.00
	large	£60.00

Anterior composite	1 surface	£48.00
	2 surface	£65.00
	extra for 1. angle	£28.00
	extra for 2 angles	£36.00
	cosmetic build-up	£80.00 - £150.00

Posterior composite	single surface	£55.00
	2 surface	£55.00 - £85.00
	3 or more surfaces	£60.00 - £180.00

Root Canal Therapy

Per root

£110.00

Tooth Coloured Inlay

Composite

£300.00

Gold inlay / Onlay

£220.00 - £400.00

Crowns / Veneers

	Standard	Premier	Superior
Cosmetic high strength All ceramic
E-Max		£420.00	£485.00
Zirconia			£510.00
Porcelain bonded to precious alloy crown	£310.00	£360.00	£420.00
Full gold alloy crown (Standard 41%, Superior 60% gold)		£310.00 - £365.00	£365.00 - £420.00
Porcelain laminate veneer
First Veneer		£350.00	£380.00
Subsequent Veneer		£330.00	£360.00

Core	£45.00- £70.00
Wrought stainless steel / titanium post	£60.00

Cast gold alloy post	per casting	£140.00
	per milled joint	£38.00

Bridges

	Standard	Premier	Superior
Resin bonded bridge
single retainer		£390.00	£480.00
Double retainer		£470.00	£570.00
Porcelain bonded to precious alloy bridge inclusive of temporary bridge. Per unit		£360.00	£420.00

Long-term temporary bridge. Per unit	£50.00
Shade and characterisation assessment by technician. From	£48.00

Acrylic Dentures

All private dentures fees include custom-made impression tray technique, re-tries and subsequent adjustments as appropriate in individual cases

Economy - include Delphic teeth, Lucitone 199 high impact acrylic and contouring Premier - include Natura teeth, Lucitone 199 high Impact acrylic, full contouring and stippling Superior - include Enigma teeth, Lucitone 199 /high impact acrylic, full contouring and stippling (Differential shading of Enigma teeth available at extra cost)

	Standard	Premier	Superior
Full / Partial upper & lower dentures (Pair)	£395.00	£520.00	£720.00
Full / Partial upper OR lower denture	£265.00	£345.00	£480.00
Soft lining	per denture		£130.00

Chrome Cobalt Based Denture

Specifications as for acrylic dentures and inclusive of cast clasps

	Standard	Premier	Superior
Full upper OR lower denture (Single)	£425.00	£505.00	£640.00
Partial dentures	£495	£575.00	£710.00
Gold or Acetal (aesthetic) clasp	per clasp		£82.00

Relines

Standard	per denture	£92.00
Lucitone 199	per denture	£118.00
Soft reline	per denture	£125.00

Additions

Modifications, welding etc. to metal framework at extra cost

Single tooth		£60.00
Subsequent tooth	per tooth	35.00
Clasp	per clasp	£58.00

Denture Repairs

Single crack, fracture or refix tooth	£35.00
Each additional repair to same denture	£15.50

Mouthguards

Single colour	£45.00
2 stripe	£52.00
3 stripe	£60.00
4 stripe	£67.50
Union jack, St George’ s cross and other "specials"	£72.00

Tooth Whitening

Vital bleaching is usually for the whole arch (upper or lower, or both). The fee quoted covers consultation, construction of models, bleaching guards and tubes of 10% whitening gel. Some particularly severe cases may require additional or more concentrated gel at extra cost. Additional gel can be supplied, under supervision, for later "top-up" treatment if necessary.

Non-vital bleaching is done inside the tooth, usually to a single dark tooth.

Vital bleaching	Per arch	from	£200.00
Additional bleaching gel	Per tube	lO%	£20.00
		15%	£20.00
		20%	£22.50
		32%	£26.00