Denplan experiences please

We've been with Denplan for years. Pay £18 each a month for 2 check ups and 2 hygienist appointments a year and a 10% reduction on everything else and have always been able to get an appointment very quickly if there's a problem.

My dentist went private years ago and I joined Denplan. It is expensive but treatment and dentist are very good. As there are very few NH dentists around take advice from friends and choose a practice that is convenient with a dentist you think you can trust - I have heard a few horror stories about unnecessary treatment.

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kittylester

Why would you leave your NHS dentist?

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I'm NHS....every 6 months I have a check up and a deep clean ( done across 2 appointments as I need pain relief so they do one side of my mouth one week...and the other side the next week .....this costs 73.50 ....if I need a filling this would also be included in that price...so thats £147 a year.... is denplan cheaper?

No Denplan is not cheaper - stay with your NHS dentist!

I pay about £29 a month, and it covers two checks-up and two hygiene visits, and all "normal" treatment. I've been very happy with it, and I like knowing that, barring catastrophe, everything's paid for.

Ailidh

I pay about £29 a month, and it covers two checks-up and two hygiene visits, and all "normal" treatment. I've been very happy with it, and I like knowing that, barring catastrophe, everything's paid for.

Oh yes, and if you're attacked by a dental emergency when on holiday, either in this country or overseas, that's included too.

Denplan does it for me. I’m astonished to hear that there are still NHS dentists out there. If you’ve a good dentist they are worth their weight in gold, especially to those of us baby boomers who had their teeth ruined with unnecessary fillings and extractions, by the NHS dentists of the 1950s and 60s.

Also …. I’ve been assigned to a female dentist the last three years (another lady when she’s not available). These ladies have been a revelation! I’m not ever going to be treated by a bloke again.

We were both in Denplan years ago paying £30pm each. It worked for us at the time as we didn’t have to worry about dental fees. The only service not included was laboratory work. It’s worth noting you need to be dentally fit before Denplan will take you on.

Our dentist retired and our new dentist had Denplan but we decided to pay as we go. Currently paying £75 for hygienist every 6m plus £75 for annual dental check up so £225pa each. Denplan would cost £480pa each

I think t here are three pay levels on the nhs. Until recently a check up and clean cost. £18 it’s now about £23 I think.
Fillings etc are the next level up and crowns the most expensive at over £100. You can’t get implants on the nhs.
I go for a check up twice a year and if I need an emergency appt I get one, and pay accordingly.
My dh had a private dentist for years and his check ups cost more than twice as much as mine. He also ‘needed’ a lot more treatments which turned out not to be necessary at all after he was accepted by my nhs dentist.

Role just to say I have had two women dentists, one was a wicked witch of a school dentist who drilled and filled all but one tooth and later in my 20 s another woman dentist ruined my teeth and jaw by unnecessary treatment. She was struck off but too late for me. I had to have all her fillings removed and replaced. Hence my ongoing fear of the dentist.
Actually I had another woman dentist much later who was patient and kindness itself.

Just googled and nhs bands are
Band 1 £26,
Band 2 £73
Band 3 £319 for crowns root canal etc.

When my dentist brought in Denplan my elderly neighbour and his wife opened a bank account and every month saved the Denplan charge. They have used this account to pay for any check ups and treatment. They have a tidy sum now in this account!

silverlining48

Just googled and nhs bands are
Band 1 £26,
Band 2 £73
Band 3 £319 for crowns root canal etc.

Prices in Scotland are different. I am with an NHS dentist and had an NHS crown fitted. The whole cost came to £150. As it was a back tooth, and not seen, I just went for NHS crown which is metal rather than ceramic.

I have been with Denplan for some years and would recommend them.

I have been with Denplan for 20+ years. I see my dentist every 3 months and he cleans and check my gnashers. I only ever have to pay extra for laboratory work which is not very often.

I’ve had a lot of work on my teeth over the years, crowns, bridges etc on NHS, and when my dentist went private he advised that it would be very expensive to take out Denplan and advised putting money away in separate account to cover any work needed. This was 20years ago and I’ve since paid for treatment as necessary and am sure Denplan would have cost much more over time.
An insurance company is out to make money after all!

Im with Denplan and pay £30 a month and it is worth every penny. No nhs dentists within 20miles. This covers two check ups 4 hygienist visits all xrays, all filling, root canals treatments, or extractions.

I swear by Denplan. DH has a checkup every 6 months and hygienist every 3 months. I broke my tooth recently and was seen immediately and had a crown fitted. Only had to pay £195 and it would have cost a LOT more. Also have the usual checkups etc but have the peace of mind that if anything goes wrong it will be sorted straight away and not have an unforeseen expense

silverlining48

Role just to say I have had two women dentists, one was a wicked witch of a school dentist who drilled and filled all but one tooth and later in my 20 s another woman dentist ruined my teeth and jaw by unnecessary treatment. She was struck off but too late for me. I had to have all her fillings removed and replaced. Hence my ongoing fear of the dentist.
Actually I had another woman dentist much later who was patient and kindness itself.

The two female dentists I’ve seen recently are both young …. fingers crossed they are better trained than the dreadful ones you’ve experienced.

Indeed, am sure that they are.

I've been with Denplan for nearly 30 years and have found it excellent - particularly the regular hygienist checkups. Money well spent.

I know this is slightly off the subject but does anyone know if you have an nhs dentist in wales and move over the border to England can you still be seen in wales

Denplan is very good but, if someone has an NHS dentist, why on earth would they change.

kittylester

Denplan is very good but, if someone has an NHS dentist, why on earth would they change.

Why indeed!

We were left without an NHS dentist in this town when the NHS contracts were changed in the early 2000s.

Reading everybody else's comments I realise I'm paying well over the norm for my Denplan at £53 per month!