Am i entitled to dental implants on the NHS?

Q. My daughter is 16 and has two milk teeth with no second teeth to come through on the bottom left side of her mouth she has been advised to have 2 implants costing around 4000 pound is she not intitled to have these on the n h s as this is not her fault this has happened.

A. Dear D,

Very sorry to hear about your daughters’ missing adult teeth. It is certainly not her fault that she has not developed them.

Unfortunately the reality of the NHS is that there is only limited money available. Dental Implant treatment is extremely costly and due to this is not available under the NHS in general practice. The only place she could possibly have the treatment under the NHS is in a Dental teaching hospital. You could ask your dentist to refer you. This is by no means guaranteed but is worth a try.

Regards,

Dr Julian Caplan BDS
Aviva Cosmetic Dentistry
Director on the board of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry

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One Response to “Am i entitled to dental implants on the NHS?”

1. christine Says:
   March 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm

   I have been considering getting implants done in Poland or Hungary - what are your views? Thanks

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