Can a patient only go to a private or NHS dentist for treatment and not both?

Q. My 11 year old son is having a metal fixed brace fitted shortly to correct his front teeth on the NHS, I have asked the orthodontist if I can pay the difference to have the white brace fitted but they state that he can only go privete or NHS and cannot mix the two – is this correct?

A. This is correct as it blurs the treatment on who is responsible for the treatment, so he is correct in sticking to this rue.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 at 4:30 am and is filed under Dr Moore's Answers, Experts Answers, Q. General dentistry, Q. Orthodontics.