Will DS1 pay for dentist fees now?

[Sparklingbrook]

18 years old, left Sixth Form in June and going to University in September. He has a dentist appointment next week, I am assuming he has to pay now?

How about prescriptions?

Dentist made DS1 pay when he was 18 but they were wrong. After I filled out a 57 page form I got it refunded.

Does he have proof he's off to uni? An acceptance letter or the like? That should be enough to prove he's entitled to free treatment until the day before he is 19.

Yes he has his offer letter so can take that.

I'd get him to take that along then once he has his student ID he can use that as proof of further education.

I thought that under 19 and in full time education does not include university.

I did get the form when my DS started uni but it was so many pages I just pay

I thought that under 19 and in full time education does not include university.

It doesn't. It goes up until the 31st August which is when the last Child Benefit and/or CTC payment would be made.

Sorry Fairy - my comment was directed at those who were saying take a letter form the uni

Sparkling - not the main point of your thread but just to say when DS went to University his Meningitis vaccination was free , but I think I recall they advise having it done 4 weeks before turning up - so if you can, and I am right - don't leave it until the last minute ( DS was not 4 weeks before but not in the last few days) - You can get a sore arm or a bit of cold fluffy type symptoms - not all. DS was fine.

Flue -y not fluffy - he did not stroke bunny rabbits at random after his jab.

He got it done yesterday in the end Basil. He has a very sore arm and went off to work looking all sorry for himself.

It's a shame it didn't make him fluffy.

It's well worth filling in HC1. My son did whilst a student and got free NHS dental care, free prescriptions and opticians appointments for the three years he was at university. The form only took a few minutes and saved him quite a lot of money.