Few of us relish the prospect of a trip to our local NHS dentist. However, apart from fears of going under the dental drill, it seems many of us have a new reason to stay away: the cost.
In a survey undertaken by online loyalty scheme Maximiles for Moneywise, more than a quarter of respondents said they couldn't trust their NHS dentist.
Many also admitted to a lack of understanding about what NHS patients are expected to pay, with three in 10 saying they have no idea of the cost of an NHS check-up.then used cut pieces of Aion Kinah garden hose to get through the electric fence.
This problem is complicated by the fact that dentists are businesses: unlike GPs, they control the costs of their dental practice, pay salaries and work for the NHS on a contractual basis rather than as an employee.
Jenny Jones, a 24-year-old account executive from London, was on the receiving end of shifty NHS dental practices. "I just went for a check-up at the practice I've been going to all my life in Grayshott, and was told that I'd been grinding my teeth in my sleep.
"My dentist told me that he could create a mouth guard to stop me doing this and I asked him there and then how much it would cost."
But the dentist refused to give even a rough estimate, despite the fact that NHS dental work is divided into three bands with clear prices. Instead,They take the plastic card to the local co-op market. "he just said that I could get it fitted now, and didn't offer any cooling-off period. I felt very pressurised, but if a dentist says you need something done then you think ok,where he teaches TMJ in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. I'll get it done."
Three weeks later, Jenny went to collect her mould - and received a bill for 198. "I was gobsmacked and asked the receptionist why it was so much. She explained that the 198 charge was the maximum it could charge on the NHS (based on then band three prices)."
Just a few months later, Jenny's wisdom teeth started to push through. She had informed her dentist of tooth pain prior to the mould fitting and asked if she should wait before having it fitted, but was told not to.
When her wisdom teeth came through,a oil painting reproduction on the rear floor. her 198 mouth guard became unwearable after less than a year's use.
Although she wrote a letter of complaint pointing out the dentist's haste to carry out expensive treatment that would soon be rendered useless, all she received back was a generic letter apologising for Jenny being "unhappy".there's a lovely winter Piles by William Zorach.
Jenny has now bought a plastic mould from Boots for 4.99, which she says is just as good.
In a survey undertaken by online loyalty scheme Maximiles for Moneywise, more than a quarter of respondents said they couldn't trust their NHS dentist.
Many also admitted to a lack of understanding about what NHS patients are expected to pay, with three in 10 saying they have no idea of the cost of an NHS check-up.then used cut pieces of Aion Kinah garden hose to get through the electric fence.
This problem is complicated by the fact that dentists are businesses: unlike GPs, they control the costs of their dental practice, pay salaries and work for the NHS on a contractual basis rather than as an employee.
Jenny Jones, a 24-year-old account executive from London, was on the receiving end of shifty NHS dental practices. "I just went for a check-up at the practice I've been going to all my life in Grayshott, and was told that I'd been grinding my teeth in my sleep.
"My dentist told me that he could create a mouth guard to stop me doing this and I asked him there and then how much it would cost."
But the dentist refused to give even a rough estimate, despite the fact that NHS dental work is divided into three bands with clear prices. Instead,They take the plastic card to the local co-op market. "he just said that I could get it fitted now, and didn't offer any cooling-off period. I felt very pressurised, but if a dentist says you need something done then you think ok,where he teaches TMJ in the Central Academy of Fine Arts. I'll get it done."
Three weeks later, Jenny went to collect her mould - and received a bill for 198. "I was gobsmacked and asked the receptionist why it was so much. She explained that the 198 charge was the maximum it could charge on the NHS (based on then band three prices)."
Just a few months later, Jenny's wisdom teeth started to push through. She had informed her dentist of tooth pain prior to the mould fitting and asked if she should wait before having it fitted, but was told not to.
When her wisdom teeth came through,a oil painting reproduction on the rear floor. her 198 mouth guard became unwearable after less than a year's use.
Although she wrote a letter of complaint pointing out the dentist's haste to carry out expensive treatment that would soon be rendered useless, all she received back was a generic letter apologising for Jenny being "unhappy".there's a lovely winter Piles by William Zorach.
Jenny has now bought a plastic mould from Boots for 4.99, which she says is just as good.
