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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The UK's dental care is also not really covered by the NHS beyond a few emergency procedures, and even when it is (assuming you can get onto an NHS dentist's register) it costs a significant amount of money (70+ for checkup and dental work) once you turn 18, so I can imagine that most people just don't bother.

I've already resigned myself to getting most of my teeth removed or replaced, as painful as that is, because I spent years without dentist cover thanks to COVID and generally refusing to spend the costs on checkups (as bad an idea that was)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I had dental treatment on the NHS and it was £20 or so charged as a flat fee (so irrespective of what the actual problem was/what needed doing), definitely not £70? If it's gone up that much since then, that's absolutely crazy.

EDIT: nvm, just looked it up, you get charged one of 3 'bands' (lowest is £26.80 which is what I was charged, and the highest is £319.10). I never knew it was so pricey, as I ended up having to go private after moving anyway, since nobody was taking NHS patients...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I might need to consider private insurance at this point. What pisses me off is that corpo jobs will offer health insurance but NOT dental, even though most people can probably brave a GP waiting list but everyone has to pay out their arseholes for Dental.

The again, maybe I'm the minority with my fucked up teeth lmao. I'm just thankful my wisdom teeth grew in straight!