Patient charges to rise on April 1
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- Published: Monday, 16 March 2015 08:00
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NHS dental charges (in England) will rise from April 1, 2015 as follows per course of treatment:
- Band 1 from £18.50 to £18.80
- Band 2 from £50.50 to £51.30
- Band 3 from £219 to £222.50
The Department of Health commented: ‘Dental charges represent an important contribution to the overall cost of dental services. The exact amount raised will be dependent upon the level and type of primary dental care services commissioned by NHS England and the proportion of charge paying patients who attend dentists and the level of treatment they require.’
A Department of Health spokesperson added: “Oral health is important and that's why all children get free dental care, as do adults who receive certain benefits. More than 1.64 million extra patients have seen an NHS dentist since 2010 and the small increases in charges are the lowest they have been over the last four years.”
The prescription charge will also rise by 15 pence from £8.05 to £8.20 for each medicine or appliance dispensed.
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