Cam a child be struck off a dentist?

[Ialwaystry]

Me and my child went to the same dentist.
A while ago I was struck off. My car broke down on the way the 1st time and I had to cancel the 2nd at short notice aas child(12) was poorly.
Now she wants a brace and needs teeth removed, so ive had to book her an appointment and called the same dentist.
They have had a notification from the orthodontist and when I called them for an appt they said they would call back but haven't.
Am I right in believing that they have also struck her off?
It's so difficult to get a dentist now ( I haven't been able to get another for us both). But I'm really disappointed if they have struck her off too and are just refusing to tell me..

What do people think?

Ahh she's going to be gutted as she has an appt for a brace to be fitted at the end of March and needs teeth removed first.
God why can't they just ne honest? Because shes waited so long to have it and I can't find any dentists taking on new patients.

There is no such thing as registration for a dentist in England and Wales . However most dentists will try to keep spaces for people who regularly attend the practice. There is so much demand for NHS appointments and a practice does not get paid if a patient doesn't turn up that most practices run a policy for appointments missed or cancelled at short notice that they will not see someone again. Rates of failed appointments are sky high , around 40% of all first dental appointments are missed.

When was the last time your child attended the dentist? It is really important they keep regular check ups, particularly if they are having braces.

you may find if they have not been in regularly that the practice may very well not have space to see them, however the only way you will find out is by phoning the practice.

Well there may be no such thing as registration @Lollygaggle but my NHS dentist sends appointment reminders and if you don’t book and attend every 6 months, after one year you will be replaced by another nhs patient on the list of people waiting to find a free dentist. Which seems fair enough. I would consider that being “struck off” a restricted patient list.

That is not the case in most areas. All dentists are audited to see if they are recalling people too often ie every 6 months . The NHS wants most people on one to two year recalls.
Some contracts also specify so many new patients have to be seen , so people will only have a course of treatment and will not be able to return for a check up.
However whilst dentists want to be able to offer regular patients recalls , but in terms of what a patient is entitled to once your course of treatment is finished the practice is not obliged to see you again .

Did you pay for the missed appointments?

In England and Wales you cannot be charged for missed NHS appointments. The failure rates for appointments has sky rocketed since the ability to charge for lost appointments was taken away. It's why dentists will have a failure policy because in NHS practice , particularly, you can't afford the loss of payment for the missed appointment and the loss of appointment time when there are normally so many waiting on an appointment.