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  • 12-10-2012 11:54pm
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    xxXCuteypieXxx
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭


    Are dental treatments free in the UK and can I just go over there to get it? Has anyone ever done this?
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    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users Posts: 7,936 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    xxXCuteypieXxx wrote: »
    Are dental treatments free in the UK and can I just go over there to get it? Has anyone ever done this?

    no.


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    afatbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭afatbollix


    Its not free But is a smaller change than Irish dentists.

    You will need to register for a NHS number which for me was to prove I lived in the area for a minimum of 3 months and then find a dentist that has space for NHS treatments. ( most are semi private so only take on a certain amount of NHS work)

    In other words don't bother, you need to live in the UK to use the NHS. Its also Illegal as your not a resident.


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    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,538 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    xxXCuteypieXxx wrote: »
    Are dental treatments free in the UK and can I just go over there to get it? Has anyone ever done this?

    In what weird world do you think the uk tax payer will pay for your dental work. If you have a medical card you can get basic dental work for free,if you don't have a medical card en you pay for it yourself.


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    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    xxXCuteypieXxx wrote: »
    Are dental treatments free in the UK and can I just go over there to get it? Has anyone ever done this?

    Give it a go, let us know how you get on...!


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    xxXCuteypieXxx
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭xxXCuteypieXxx


    Im thinking of moving over there and i was just wondering if the treatments available for medical card holders in ireland are the same for people in uk. obviously i never thought u could just walk into a dentists, get your teeth whitened and walk out! :)


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    ballsymchugh
    Registered Users Posts: 7,936 ✭✭✭ballsymchugh


    xxXCuteypieXxx wrote: »
    Im thinking of moving over there and i was just wondering if the treatments available for medical card holders in ireland are the same for people in uk. obviously i never thought u could just walk into a dentists, get your teeth whitened and walk out! :)

    if you want to get free treatment in the UK, you have to be
    * under 18
    * aged 18 in full time education
    * in receipt of income support
    * in receipt of job seekers allowance
    * on family tax credits
    * on pension credit
    * pregnant
    * mother of a child under 1 year old.

    blow ins aren't eligible for treatment unless they have been resident for a certain amount of time, and you need a national insurance number.


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