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[tinyjo]

I ought to get a dentists appointment. It's been ages since anyone told me that my teeth were fine but I wasn't flossing enough. So the question is, (a) would I qualify as an NHS patient assuming I could find somewhere to take me on as one and (b) do you know any good reliable dentists? Being a grown-up is so complicated!

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anyone can be an NHS patient,

[cleanskies.livejournal.com]

if you can find anyone who'll take you on as one. This doesn't get you free treatment, just cheap treatment.

Find your dentist here:

http://www.nhs.uk/root/localnhsservices/Dental/

I'm very satisfied with the service at Boots.

clarification

[cleanskies.livejournal.com]

Boots is a private practice.

Why wouldn't you qualify for NHS treatment?

[t--m--i.livejournal.com]

You'll have to pay, most likely, but it's still a heck of a lot cheaper than going private.
Finding a dentist who still takes new patients for NHS treatment is another thing. Look on How do I find an NHS dentist?. The website is not brilliant but in extremis you can just ring NHS Direct and ask. That's how we found our nearest surgery still taking on adult charge-paying NHS patients. It wasn't actually in the town we live in, but it was in the next town, only 6 or so miles away :)

[celestialweasel.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Sadly the search on the website is limited to a certain distance, and there seem to be no NHS dentists taking fee paying (i.e. not eligible for free treatment) patients for non-emergency treatment within that distance of Oxford, where we live, or where I work. Maybe you should ring up NHS direct.

[(Anonymous)]

"It's been ages since anyone told me that my teeth were fine but I wasn't flossing enough."

We have the same dentist? :-)

- Hg

[elleblue.livejournal.com]

It might be worth ringing round some practices and seeing who's likely to take people on in the next few months, even if they're not currently listing themselves as a practice accepting new patients. I had a wait a while to get enrolled with my current one, which is combined private and NHS practice on St.John's Street. My labmate tried to join after I'd mentioned my first appointment, but he found they'd already stopped taking new people again.

[celestialweasel.livejournal.com]

You could try the Rose Hill one to see if they are going to be taking new NHS patients again at some point, I think there was a waiting list when I joined, but since I hadn't been to a dentist for about 8 years a few months was somewhat moot. They wanted a deposit of about 15 quid as well, which seemed fair enough.

[jinty]

I'm quite happy with my dentist at 22 Beaumont St. Happy to give details if you're interested. Been with the practice since college (ie or approx 16 yrs).