It would be fair to say that last week was not a good week. On top of all that has previously been mentioned, I had to go to the dentist.
I was actually looking forward to it to be honest, I had extensive dental work done about 3 months back, so thought “hmmm…how can much damage can I do to my teeth in 3 months?”.
Turns out quite a lot.
The tooth in question was the same one I had root canal treatment on 3 months ago. It has become brittle, because it’s been played with so much. The solution? A crown. Which, on the NHS, is £177.00.
Ouch, that left a bad taste in my mouth, and I winced when the Dentist said.
The thing I am pissed off with is that I had already paid £40 for the treatment so far. I’m pretty sure that if they said “Hey, this tooth is probably going to go brittle, so we’ll stick a crown on it”, it would’ve saved me 40 notes. I’m not too happy that it is classed as a separate treatment.
The worst thing was that as we were leaving, some Charlie Chav stinking of white lightning demanded to get her tooth looked at. Some high up with their infinite wisdom (pardon the pun) have decided that she gets it for nowt, when she is more than capable of working. I on the other hand, who has tried to advance this country’s economy has to pay.
I have however had a look online, and found a form you can fill (pardon the pun) and you get put on a scale (again, no pun intended) depending on how much you earn. Well, by the looks of it anyway. Do you reckon it’s worth me applying as I’m on less than £16,000? Or should I not bother as the council will probably find a way to make me pay?
£177 is a lot of money for me (it’s £2 off a Wii. or about a third I earn in the average month), so any help would be well received.
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I think it’s well worth trying the form route, I need to post off the exact same form myself being a student, it’s a pain with all the personal questions etc but if you can avoid paying the crazy prices for medical/dental treatment then it’s worth a shot.
You’ve got a dentist who does NHS work? Wow.
My exam, tooth fixing, attempted filling, root canal and crown treatment cost about £600 all told – £200 isn’t too bad, not that it helps.
Consider it an investment for the next 40 years, unlike a Wii which would be fun for about 5 minutes…
I suggest the old bit of string tied to the tooth tied to the door handle… you know the rest.
or if you work in a very understanding place, then ask them to temporarily sack you, then take you back after free dentistry is received…
you’re welcome
what’s a chav?
Lol i got raped by a dentist yesterday
5.30 appointment.
Go in at 5.38
“Everything seems ok, do you floss?”
“No”
“You should”
“id recommend you see the hygeneist before you go to australia”
“ok”
Leave his room at 5.41
book hygeneist appointment – only to hear the lady behind the desk in her nicest voice say,
“thats booked for thursday and thats £25 for today”
RAPE I TELLS YOU! made worse by the fact im going to pay something stupid like £40 for hygeneist on thursday….
i know what i should be when i grow up now!!
nAl: It’s easy to let Wikipedia describe it.
Ryan: Ironically, my tooth doesn’t actually hurt, it’s odd that!
Tilesey: I was going to put a notice on for those who are unlucky to be private. But I didn’t. Besides, Wii’s are fun!
Debbie: I shall try the form route. I filled in a similar one during my student days myself. But that’s another story for another time.
Guy: Dental rape is the worst kind of rape. Except probably actual rape.
should I gloat that I still get free NHS dentistry, yes I think I shall
Who cares if they see me as a child! yay for 19yearolds!
As someone who used to deal with the above mentioned form,unless your Income is less than £70/ week I think its unlikely.Be careful, you’ll soon start agreeing with Daily Mail headlines!!
I thought Welsh people got free NHS dentistry till they were 25-think Ryan does.
I had to pay as soon as I left college though at 18.
You should fill in that form…as long as you don’t have massive savings then you will probably get some money back.
I also need to fill that form in but its a pain in the arse.
Han: You are small enough to be a child
Mike: Why does it say £16,000 then? It’s confusing me.
Sarah: I should bloody think so too!
That reminded me… as a welsh, I do get free stuff at the dentist. I’m not sure if you have to pay for some things (like big treatments), you should look into it.
My checkups are definitely free till I’m 25 though
“You are small enough to be a child”
That doesn’t bode well for you then
heh!
I never wanted to be short! Or pretend to be a child, I’m a big north bloke
The £16000 limit refers to Savings and Capital ( ie if had savings or you owned some property or an oil well!) The Income bit isn’t specified as it varies depending on your circumstance but is based on Income support levels ie a married man with 10 kids would get help with a higher Income than a single male with no kids (to his knowledge).I think the Income support level for single under 25 is about £50.00
Confused…that’s why governments exist!