NHS to bring in charges for orthodontic treatment (Northern Ireland)
Thursday, April 15th, 2010A new plan to charge for orthodontic treatment in Northern Ireland has been branded a “tax on children’s smiles”.
A new plan to charge for orthodontic treatment in Northern Ireland has been branded a “tax on children’s smiles”.
Dental charges will be frozen from 1 April.
The cost of NHS dental charges in England are to remain at £16.50 for band one, £45.60 for band two and £198 for band three treatments.
Dentists across the country will have their pay linked to the number of patients on their books in a Government u-turn designed to help millions denied treatment.
Article from the Green Party on the eGovmonitor website.
That’s the difficult question we may now have to face, as a new payment system for dentists is set to change the way we look after our teeth.
Julia Vorley has traveled from Alrewas in Staffordshire to Budapest, Hungary, to get essential dental treatment.
Experts urge Department of Health to consider using hospitals outside Europe.
When a hospital fails in the way that the Basildon and Thurrock Trust has, it should be turned over immediately to a private-sector hit squad to sort it out, writes Simon Heffer.
News of another NHS dental practice closure and more local patients having to depend on the emergency services will cause real hardship and health risks, local MP, Andrew George has warned.
A dental school has scooped funding for its innovative research into preventive methods that may change the face of NHS dentistry.