Required routine dental costs Tax Back

KetchupKid

According to the MED 1 form, you can not claim tax relief on Routine dental treatment which is defined as “the extraction, scaling and filling of teeth and the provision and repair of artificial teeth and dentures”.

I don't know, but I would think getting a cavity filled is a necessary medical treatment, unlike laser surgery on eyes or cosmetic surgery, which seem to be covered for tax relief.

I'm assuming this is a throwback to when our Routine dental costs were covered under PRSI. What is the logic in not allowing routine, yet Required dental treatments?

srsly78

There is no logic, it's a crazy system.

There is tax relief on root canals and crowns, but not for simple preventative treatment.

Note that your prsi is still supposed to get you a free checkup every year... Self-employed people can't avail of this however.

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/social_welfare_payments/disability_and_illness/treatment_benefit_scheme.html

KetchupKid

Yea, but try to get a dentist to do a checkup only, they all say they need to do x-rays even if your teeth are perfect and even though x-rays aren't listed as routine dental and they aren't covered under PRSI, but apparently you can't claim tax back on the x-rays.