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Just wondered if anyone here is gettin ortho treatment on the NHS like myself?

It would be interesting to find others...

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Thanks Karen I didn't think of that!

I only wondered as I wanted to know if anyone who's on the NHS had a choice of the type of braces etc they got.

Hi Emerald

My treatment is on the NHS (Kingston Hospital for the Orthodontics and Tooting will be where I have my surgery)

I did not get a choice on the brackets - but not unhappy with what I have!

So far - everything's been excellent. Kingston is a teaching hospital, so occasionally I get to be a specimen with a few students looking at me!

Marcus

Another NHS patient here too.

Didnt get bracket choices, but im sure you can pay extra to be upgraded to ceramic brackets. Like the above poster im at a teaching hospital but its not too bad, after 9 years its sort of like my second home.

NHS patient here too No choice given on the type.

Could you please tell me what NHS is? I've never heard of it before. Thanks.

We have (to a degree) public funded healthcare here in the UK paid for by tax incomes etc.

So, you wouldn't pay to see your doctor, have treatment at a hospital etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service

Hi im having mine on the nhs too, no choice whatsoever in the braces being the standard metal, but i could have paid for different ones. Tho was advised by my surgon that the metal ones work best for surgery anyway. (not sure why, or if they just tell you this!)

Acehigh, NHS stands for National Health Service. It is as it says, a service for health. I actually work for the NHS as well as being treated by them, but its as others have said, our healthcare is free, we don't have to pay to see a doctor or go to hospital.

I'm going private and my orthodontist does different kinds of braces, but advised me my best option would be with Damons so going with those.

I didn't realise you could even get braces on the NHS anymore? Is it just for special cases?

Hi Emerald,

I am having treatment through the NHS.

I had my bottom standard metal brackets fitted a couple of months ago. I wanted to have ceramic white ones on top, so my orthodontist gave me details of where to order them from and I have now got them. For 10 brackets it cost £179.00. I will take these to my next appointment and she will fit those for me.

I believe some surgeons (not sure if you are having surgery or not) prefer metal braces, but mine did not mind at all.

I did have to ask though, I think if you don't you would just get the standard metal ones.

Best Wishes
Happysmiler

NHS here, and I wasn't given a choice - metal brackets for me.

I wasn't given a choice either-i had metal brackets as standard...