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Decision Report 201700159

  • Case ref:
    201700159
  • Date:
    February 2018
  • Body:
    A Dentist in the Lanarkshire NHS Board area
  • Sector:
    Health
  • Outcome:
    Not upheld, no recommendations
  • Subject:
    policy / administration

Summary

Mrs C underwent dental work. After she submitted the invoice to her dental insurer, they refused to cover most of the costs as the work had been charged on a private treatment basis and the insurance policy only covered NHS costs. Mrs C complained that her dentist had never discussed this with her. She said that if she had known that the work was going to be charged at private costs she would not have agreed to it.

Mrs C's dental records included entries documenting discussion about the work being charged on a private basis, and an entry stating that she was given a written estimate. A copy of the written estimate was provided to us, showing itemised NHS and private treatment costs. We concluded that the fact that the work would be charged on a private treatment basis had been discussed with Mrs C. As such, we did not uphold her complaint.

Updated: March 13, 2018