National Health Service

We are a National Health Service teaching practice and most of our courses of treatment are provided under NHS contracts.

If you are in one of the following categories you may qualify for full or partial exemption from NHS charges:

  • Under 18yrs
  • Under 19yrs in full time education
  • an expectant mother
  • a mother with a child under one year old
  • Receiving Income Support
  • Income-based Jobseekers Allowance (Contribution-based does NOT count)
  • Pension Credit Guarantee Credit (Savings credit on its own does NOT count)
  • Valid HC2 Certificate
  • NHS Tax Credit Exemption Certificate (white card)

Partial exemption if you have a valid HC3 certificate.

Please bring any proof of exemption with you.

If you have to pay NHS charges they are as follows:-

  1. Band 1 (Examination, scaling, any necessary xrays) …………………..£17.00
  2. Band 2 (filling, extraction, deep scaling )………………………………….£47.00
  3. Band 3 (any treatment involving lab work eg. crowns, dentures) …….£204.00

Private Treatment

Before and after treating these damaged teeth with bleaching and composite filling :


We are an NHS practice and provide treatment under the National Health Service guidelines. However, certain dental treatments are not available on the NHS, these include treatments such as bleaching, yellow gold or tooth coloured crowns on posterior teeth, and white fillings on posterior teeth. If you would like to discuss any of these with your dentist then we would be happy to advise regarding suitability.

We also provide a full range of treatments privately for patients who place more emphasis on quality and cosmetics. All crowns, bridges, veneers, fillings and dentures can be provided under this arrangement.

The independent prices reflect the increased surgery and laboratory time and the cost of materials.

The fee will vary individually but our typical costings are given here

Further Information about Your Treatment

Baker and Rigby Dental Surgery is deeply concerned with safeguarding the general health of our patients and in view of the recent increase in awareness of the problems of Aids and Hepatitis we are following recommended guidelines with regard to the sterilisation of instruments and the use of disposable items whenever possible.

Further advice about Freedom of Information, Data Protection, Quality Assurance, Complaints, and Cross Infection Policies can be accessed by contacting reception.

Our aim is to help patients of all ages to keep a healthy smile throughout their lives.