NHS Price List
There are three bands of charges for all NHS dental treatments. It is important to note that these may change in April 2019
Band 1 dental treatment:
£26.80
Depending on what’s necessary, this can cover:
- a clinical examination, assessment and report
- an orthodontic assessment and report
- advice, diagnosing and planning your treatment
- X-rays
- moulds (casts) of your teeth, for example, to see how your teeth bite together
- taking coloured photographs
- advice on preventing future problems, such as diet advice and cleaning instructions
- applying sealants or fluoride preparations to the surfaces of your teeth
- a scale and polish
- marginal correction of fillings
- taking a sample of cells or tissue from your mouth to examine (pathological examination)
- adjusting dentures (false teeth) or orthodontic appliances, such as braces
- treating sensitive cementum (the tissue that covers the root of a tooth)
Urgent treatment when you need to see a dentist immediately also costs £26.80.
Band 2 dental treatment:
£73.50
Depending on what’s necessary, this can cover everything listed in band 1 above, plus:
- non-surgical treatment of periodontitis (a severe form of gum disease) – such as root planing (cleaning bacteria from the roots of your teeth) or deep scaling and a polish
- surgical treatment of periodontitis: such as removing some gum tissue (gingivectomy)
- free gingival grafts: when healthy tissue from the roof of your mouth is grafted (attached) to your teeth where the root is exposed
- fillings
- sealant restorations: when sealant is used to fill a small hole and seal any grooves in your teeth
- root canal treatment (endodontics)
- pulpotomy: removing dental pulp (the soft tissue at the centre of a tooth)
- apicectomy: removing the tip of the root of a tooth
- removing teeth (extraction)
- transplanting teeth: surgically implanting teeth
- oral surgery, such as removing a cyst (fluid-filled sac)
- soft tissue surgery to the mouth or lips
- frenectomy, frenoplasty or frenotomy: surgery to the folds of tissue that connect your tongue, lips and cheeks to your jaw bone
- relining and rebasing dentures
- adding to your dentures, such as adding a clasp or a tooth
- splinting loose teeth, for example, after an accident or due to periodontitis – this doesn’t include laboratory made splints
- bite-raising appliances (similar to a mouth guard), for example, to correct your jaw alignment – this doesn’t include laboratory made appliances
Band 3 dental treatment:
£319.10
Depending on what’s necessary, this can cover everything listed in bands 1 and 2 above, plus:
- veneers and palatal veneers: new surfaces for the front or back of a tooth
- inlays, pinlays and onlays: used to restore damaged teeth
- crowns: a type of cap that completely covers your real tooth
- bridges: a fixed replacement for a missing tooth or teeth
- dentures
- orthodontic treatment and appliances: such as braces
- other custom-made applications, not including sports guards
Treatments such as veneers and braces are only available on the NHS if there’s a clinical need for them (not for cosmetic reasons).