Private dentist costs for fillings

[cqueen]

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

To cut a long story short, my new private dentist said I have a cavity between two teeth, which requires a filling (one). However they said because it affects 2 teeth, I have to pay for 2 fillings. Each one being £180 each. Seems like a bit of a piss take to me. What say you?

Cheers

[pequod]

Has your dentist shown you the x-ray of the cavities in both teeth? No? If so, ask to see them before proceeding with any treatment, would be my advice.

Cost of private dentistry varies, even in a small geographic area, so you may wish to investigate another practice if you think £180 per filling is excessive.

HTH

[cqueen]

pequod said:

Has your dentist shown you the x-ray of the cavities in both teeth? HTH

There isn't a cavity in both teeth, it is one cavity between two teeth, that's what she said anyway. Yes I did see the xray but the teeth looked fine to me - there is some tooth ache though.

Edited by cqueen on Saturday 16th December 17:22

[fasimew]

I paid £145 for a white composite filling in April. That's in London.
The price for a regular filling was considerably cheaper, and possibly free under the NHS.

[Motorman74]

cqueen said:

There isn't a cavity in both teeth, it is one cavity between two teeth, that's what she said anyway.

You can't possibly have a cavity between 2 teeth - it's either a cavity in one or both.

[Digger]

I don't know - cynical moi thinks it's an excuse to drill in to both teeth, fill, & charge for the two fillings! - As above ask to see the x-ray again if in doubt?

[cqueen]

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[Panamax]

Motorman74 said:

You can't possibly have a cavity between 2 teeth - it's either a cavity in one or both.

This. Dentistry is mighty expensive these days. I had a couple of fillings recently and the costs were significantly higher than £180 a pop.

Sometimes the costs will vary as to whether local anaesthetic is or isn't needed.

[Mikebentley]

My private dentist seemed to charge £244 for everything.

[fourstardan]

Is it not a side cavity?

[u6dw4]

I paid around 600 for two teeth - although it did include a few x-rays and initial appointment. another filling was around 300.

It's was worth it though.

[xx99xx]

I guess they have a rigid charge per tooth policy? And it is a bit of a piss take but they can charge what they like. NHS is probably your only cheaper option.

I have a filling that straddles 2 front teeth that needs replacing every so often due to staining and that counts as a band 2 treatment on NHS. Annoyingly (and off topic) every time it's replaced they drill a little bit more of actual tooth out so the filling gets bigger and bigger.

[Dogwatch]

If you have toothache there is going to be more to it than a simple filling.

If it’s any consolation £895 for root canal drilling a month or two back. 45 minutes in the chair!

[u6dw4]

Dogwatch said:

If you have toothache there is going to be more to it than a simple filling.

If it’s any consolation £895 for root canal drilling a month or two back. 45 minutes in the chair!

I didn't have root canal but had decay under the metal fillings. Saved 3 teeth, maybe not forever but bought some time. Cheaper than implants.

[craig1912]

fasimew said:

I paid £145 for a white composite filling in April. That's in London.
The price for a regular filling was considerably cheaper, and possibly free under the NHS.

The NHS isn’t free for dentistry(for the majority of people) - a filling will be £70.70.
Just paid £330 for a repair to a cracked front tooth. £145 is about right for a small to medium composite filling.

[Rick101]

Cheap flight to Turkey, bit of sunshine and they'll sort your chompers for half that.

[Alickadoo]

cqueen said:

Just wanted to get some feedback from others.

To cut a long story short, my new private dentist said I have a cavity between two teeth, which requires a filling (one). However they said because it affects 2 teeth, I have to pay for 2 fillings. Each one being £180 each. Seems like a bit of a piss take to me. What say you?

Cheers

May I suggest that you either:-

(A) Accept the price without complaint and let them do the work - or
(B) Reject the price and the work and go elsewhere.

Is it necessary for me to explain why?

[biggles330d]

Xray, filling in one tooth, couple of weeks ago. £144 and that was private. It also included a session with a separate hygienist having a good prod around.

If you are paying £200+ just for a filling, check the car park for the new Bentley you're paying for. Some of the prices quoted in here are mad.

[NaePasaran]

£116 for a white composite filling at a private dental clinic for me in the summer. However I pay £24 a month for a plan which includes 20% discount on treatment, 2 checkups per year and 2 hygienist per year and x-ray every year or 2 (with free emergency treatment too).

It's expensive but is what it is. I'm not one to slate the NHS and they can only do what they can do but the treatment in comparison is absolutely awful.

Guess the moral of the story is reduce sugar and brush n floss. And then floss some more!

[u6dw4]

NaePasaran said:

£116 for a white composite filling at a private dental clinic for me in the summer.

It's expensive but is what it is. I'm not one to slate the NHS and they can only do what they can do but the treatment in comparison is absolutely awful.

Exactly my experience. They try but there is a cost limit. Drill + fill over many years was why I had so many issues anyway.

totally different going private if you can afford it. I didn't even know I was in pain until I had them fixed, nhs dentist said just leave alone, which would have meant tooth removal and a lot more cost later.