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Dental Hygienist Appointment

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TreeSparrow · 28/04/2015 21:29

I'm 7wks (first timer, rough guess) and have a dental hygienist appointment this week (cleaning). It normally costs fifty quid for this but I'm wondering if I should be getting it for free, or is that only for treatment of problems rather than routine appointments? Am clueless.

My booking in appointment isn't for a few weeks so I don't have any certification of any kind.

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MissTwister · 28/04/2015 21:46

I don't know for sure but I'd imagine it's just NHS dentist work and not hygienist. Either way you'd need to get the certificate from midwife first!

Teeste · 28/04/2015 21:55

Not sure on the hygienist, but you definitely need your NHS exemption card. They need the number on it to charge back/for their records, AFAIK. Once you have it, you can just flash it at pharmacists and dentists and it works like magic!

geekymommy · 28/04/2015 22:02

Are you having nausea? You might want to reschedule if you are. I rescheduled a dental cleaning from the first trimester of my first pregnancy for that reason. I don't think dental hygienists particularly like being thrown up on.

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TreeSparrow · 28/04/2015 23:24

It's an NHS dentist and I'm asked to book a clean and scale every six months. I'm not sure if that's normal or something they do for me (as I have a heart murmur so it's important I have clean gums and teeth). I'll ring them tomorrow to see if it's worth postponing if I get a free treatment.

Feeling sickly and thoroughly, utterly exhausted all the time but not actually feeling like I'm going to be sick (yet) touch wood.

Thanks all.

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Hophop987 · 29/04/2015 01:40

It depends if your hygienist is nhs or not. Some nhs clinics only have private hygienists.

Chocminty · 29/04/2015 06:56

From what I understand a full hygiene appointment is not covered, it takes much longer and more thorough, a simple scale and polish is covered.

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TreeSparrow · 29/04/2015 21:03

I rang them today. Unfortunately the hygienist is private so I can't have that for nothing. Oh well. I didn't expect free dental treatment at all so it'll be good to have my general check ups covered.

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EllaRoseMummy · 30/04/2015 08:32

I use my exemption card for scale and polish and also veneers which are technically classed as cosmetic but I had a word with my dentist and he actually said as long as the treatment you are having is necessary to keeping a healthy mouth and the work actually does need doing then it's not classed as cosmetic and comes free with exemption

EllaRoseMummy · 30/04/2015 08:33

Treesparrow - you said it needs to be done because you have a heart murmur therefore it's for health reasons and would be free with exemption if done by an nhs dentist

TouchPauseEngage · 30/04/2015 10:53

My dentist referred me to the hygienist for free treatment. He said it was only covered by the exemption card if there was evidence of pregnancy gum disease, which I had. I had two pretty long sessions and he will send me back post birth if necessary. He went into quite a lot of detail about why I was eligible as I'm guessing he gets asked quite often.

Maybe worth having a chat with your usual dentist at your next appointment to see if he can refer you?

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