Does it cost money to have a surgical removal of an impacted tooth at an NHS hospital?

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Does it cost money to have a surgical removal of an impacted tooth at an NHS hospital?

If it's on the NHS it's free

No, but there’s probably a long wait.

How do you get a referral for it?
I’m not registered at a dentist. Can my gp refer me?

I think only a dentist can refer you.

I had mine done about ten years ago. My dentist referred me, I got IV sedation and everything and the whole thing cost me about £20 as an NHS patient. I love the NHS.

I've had 3/4 of mine removed. First just at the dentist when I said it was sore during a check up and the dentist whacked in some local and whipped it out. I then had the other two removed at an NHS hospital, I was referred by my dentist and they were done 2 weeks apart about 2 months after the referral. No cost to me for any of them but I was under a maternity exemption when the first one was taken out and the referral done, it had finished before the second two were taken out though.

You need to see a dentist or emergency dental access clinic via nhs 111

In the process of having mine looked at now, dentist referred me, 2 weeks after got a video appointment, another week later X-ray, now waiting to see what happens, they have said due to covid it’s up to 3 year wait to have them removed and told me to go private instead, about £1800 my dentist thinks

I had to pay for the sedation for some reason so it was £120. The dentist said ‘would you like to be sedated’ Erm you are going to cut my gum, chip my tooth out and stitch me up on both sides of course I want to be sedated.

My DH had 3 out of 4 wisdom teeth removed privately. 2 were impacted.
It was £1,500 in london earlier this year.

It was a 2 year wait on nhs and he was in terrible pain.

GP won't refer teeth - that needs a dentist.
I have an NHS dentist, got referred in Sept 2019, got seen at an NHS wisdom tooth clinic in Jan 2020. They can do them then and there under local, but they looked at my X rays and my medical history and said it wasn't appropriate and referred to the hospital (I had refused to sign the consent form because I knew it wasn't appropriate to have done there). I saw max fax as an outpatient in March 2020 and was put on the waiting list all 4 wisdom teeth to be done in a hospital under a general anaesthetic. I have an operation date in 1 month. Its taken over 2 years to get to this point.
It won't cost me anything other than time. But they aren't emergency or life saving operations and I've been happy to wait.
I have private health insurance which won't cover dental, and I don't have a private dental plan.
This also started when I went to a private dentist because I needed an emergency appointment and my own couldn't see me. They talked me into my wisdom teeth and had me booked in for a date in 2 weeks from that appointment for £2000 with an anaesthetist for sedation (I'd not previously considered getting them out). Fortunately I realised I couldn't afford it, cancelled it, and discussed it with my own dentist. Which is what led to this. The wait has been completely the right decision, not just financially but also by doing it properly some of my other medical things are under better control.

I had an impacted Wisdom tooth removed privately under general anaesthetic (my consultant said it has to be general as my tooth was particularly nasty). Cost approx £1200 at a private central London hospital approx 5 years ago (was covered by my private health insurance).

Had all my wisdom teeth and an apicectomy done at my local hospital on nhs. So free. Was referred by my dentist to hospital. Had to see consultant at hospital and have all x rays done again. All removed under GA as a day patient. A week off work.

My dentist keeps telling me I should have an impacted wisdom tooth removed and it probably needs to be done in hospital. I'm a private dental patient (it was the only way I could find a dentist after we moved a couple of years ago) so am wondering if this means I'd have to pay for the extraction or if it could be done on the NHS.

You need to be referred by a dentist ( a private dentist can refer you)

Hi,
Am with NHS dentist and have all four of my wisdom teeth safely tucked away in my gums. I'm 47. Is this impacted?
No-one has ever said they need taking out (and I see a dentist every 6 mth, have done since a child).
Should I worry?
How old are you, the people on two yr waiting lists for removal? How did you know?

@Retirementunderrated as long as they aren’t causing problems you are fine. Mine had partially erupted but at an angle so there was a flap of skin over the edges that particles of food would get trapped in and cause awful pain. It’s called pericoronitis, after getting strong antibiotics for the 3rd time the dentist said ‘we’ll get those out!’

I have just been referred to the NHS for this exact thing by my (private) dentist and it's free. I was really hoping there'd be a massive waiting list because I am very scared of having it done but sadly they could fit me in the next week.

I was referred for an impacted wisdom tooth recently and saw the specialist who said although there is no charge they generally don’t remove impacted teeth anymore as there is often more damage to be done in doing so (essentially the risk of damage to the nerve that runs along the jawline and helps with eating and speaking) and only in cases where antibiotics have been prescribed 6 times in a year for an infection. He refused to remove mine and said he’d see me again in another 6 months…!

I had an impacted wisdom tooth removed under general anaesthetic in an NHS hospital - free. Referral from dentist.

DH had a tooth removed under sedation in an NHS dentist surgery - he had to pay (I'm unsure how much, but IIRC NHS dental charges are published online).