Prices have increased for all NHS dental treatment in Wales, with the cost of emergency care doubling.
An increase in the cost of dental treatment in Wales could drive people to extreme measures like "pulling out their own teeth".Although people receiving certain benefits are exempt from paying, the British Dental Association wants to see more of a safety net for people on lower incomes.On the subject of home dentistry, she said: "I've had patients come in that have decided to make their own dentures for teeth that they've taken out.
She said: "Patients that don't have access to dentistry, that use the 111 service for urgent dentistry, may be put off by that now, being set at that fee, which means they may turn to A&E again or to home dentistry, which is a greater concern."I think the most disadvantaged patients are the ones who aren't associated with a practice, who don't have a dentist, because they've got that higher fee.
Exemptions include under-18s and 18-year-olds in full-time education, as well as anyone who has dental work in a hospital, and people on certain benefits. The British Dental Association Wales said the Welsh Government "must protect vulnerable patients".Credit: ITV Wales The change in the amount people pay could mean the Welsh Government pays £6 towards NHS care, with patients paying around 85% of the cost of that service, according to the BDA.
Another patient, Paul, said: "They can find money to spend on other things that perhaps the people don't agree with, so if they spent money on the right things people would agree with it."However, Mary, from Milford Haven, said: "I think most people would be willing to pay a little bit more than they do at the moment on the NHS."
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