DIZZY spots how private healthcare can be cheaper than the "free" NHS:

There's a rather interesting story in this morning's Telegraph about the weird charging system for NHS dentistry. When you have work done on the NHS prices are banded at fixed rates. If you need one to six fillings for example it costs £43.60. Not a penny more, not a penny less.

The thing is, if you only need the one filling, and you go private, you'll probably only pay about £30-£35. Equally, at the higher end, crowns, dentures and bridge work costs the patient £194 on the NHS. My own bridge, done privately, cost £180.

The moral of the story seems to be that when you need work done find out how much the private charge will be first.

Via Anorak

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The charge for an NHS filling for example would include a checkup, x-rays and scaling if necessary. When you factor this into the maths it is most unlikely that private treatment would cost less than NHS. As private treatment takes longer and uses better quality materials and laboratories it is only logical that it must cost more. The examples quoted are only accurate if you require one filling and absolutely no other treatment (for example you do not have a checkup, which is most unlikely).

Posted by: Derek Watson | August 14, 2007 8:03 AM

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