Dental Care Plan
Whether you are a new or an existing patient, we would like to thank you for choosing our practice. At Reading Dental Sedation Clinic we provide high-quality treatment in a friendly environment. We are committed to continuing dental education and keeping abreast of the changes in modern dentistry. We encourage preventive techniques - helping you to understand how to maintain the health of your mouth and keep it free of tooth decay and gum disease..
We are delighted to offer the Reading Dental Care Plan - our own membership scheme, which enables us to provide you with the treatment and support necessary to control dental disease and restore your mouth to full fitness. Our modern health-promoting approach with continuing care means:
- Fewer fillings
- Less dental decay
- Less likelihood of toothache and more attractive teeth
- More choice
- Reduced costs
- Keeping your own teeth for life
Why suffer dental disease when you can enjoy dental health for life?
YOUR CHOICE FOR DENTAL CARE WITH US
As individuals we are having to make more and more provision for our own health needs. We at the Reading Dental Sedation Clinic believe that the best way of making treatment affordable, without compromising our high quality of care, is to offer you membership of our own Reading Dental Care Plan which provides the following benefits:
- A convenient payment scheme for routine treatment.
- Greater choice of treatment and materials.
- More time to help prevent decay and gum disease.
- A fair and equitable system where everybody pays the same.
- Substantial discounts on additional treatments.
- Worldwide Trauma and Emergency Call-Out Insurance.
- Redundancy Protection.
INTRAVENOUS SEDATION
Nervous patients could opt to have treatment carried out under sedation. All sedations carried out by medically qualified sedationist in accordance to current guidelines.
YOUR CHILD'S DENTAL CARE
Children are born free of dental disease, yet by adulthood 95% of the population has active gum disease and most people have experienced some tooth decay and even tooth loss. It is our belief that disease can be prevented. Our aim is to provide your child with the best dental care available to secure their dental health. We ask parents to register their children from birth so that we can see them twice a year on the NHS to help them grow up free from dental disease. However, if they do need treatment, we can offer them alternatives not generally available on the NHS, such as mercury-free white fillings. To the children of members of our Reading Dental Care Plan we can offer these alternatives on the same terms as their parents.
You can enjoy dental health for life.
READING DENTAL CARE PLAN
- Regular Dental appointments (two per year) to provide:
- Clinical Examination
- Screening for oral cancer
- X-rays where clinically necessary
- Regular hygiene appointments (two per year) to provide:
- Scale & Polish
- Periodontal advice
- Preventive techniques to reduce decay and gum disease.
- Assessment of emergencies and dental pain with any temporary treatment required, carried out at the practice during normal surgery hours.
- All treatment planning for your future dental needs.
- All subsequent remedial work within 12 months of recommended restorative work.
- 20% reduction off any laboratory-based treatments required, i.e. crowns, bridges and dentures.
- 20% reduction of any fillings.
- 20% reduction off other dental work (extractions, etc.).
- Worldwide Trauma insurance to protect against cost of large unforeseen accidental damage.
- Emergency Call-Out insurance, should you need a dentist in an emergency, anywhere in the world.
- Redundancy Protection.
WORLDWIDE TRAUMA & EMERGENCY CALL-OUT INSURANCE
Emergency Call-Out - cover can be provided by any dentist worldwide who agrees to treat you. The cover is for a maximum of £ 120 per claim incurred in the UK or £320 outside the UK. The total amount reclaimable for call-outs in the UK is £95 and £295 outside the UK. You simply pay the emergency call-out charge to the dentist concerned and collect a receipted invoice. This will then be processed through the practice for reimbursement from the insurers. This is to provide emergency treatment only. You should return to the practice in normal hours for any further treatment required.
Dental Trauma - if you are unfortunate enough to suffer a dental trauma, for example, as a result of a road traffic accident or an accident at home or work, the insurance cover is in place for a maximum of £10,000 with a £ 125 excess applicable for internal trauma and a £25 excess for external trauma. In addition, should you have to stay in hospital as a result of a dental trauma, you will be entitled to claim £50 per day, after the first day. If you are scarred on the face or neck as a result of the accident, you will be entitled to compensation from £50 to £500.
Oral Cancer - a payment of £2,500 will be paid upon diagnosis of oral cancer.
Redundancy Protection (not included in the Registration and Insurance Scheme) - plan premiums paid for up to one year, with a waiting period of 30 days (up to a maximum of £ 12.50 per month).
Details of the insurance cover and exclusions are available at the surgery.
REGISTRATION & INSURANCE SCHEME
If you would prefer to pay on a fee-per-item basis, we strongly recommend that you use our Registration and Insurance Scheme. Registration with the practice costs £30 per year and will include the insurance cover described above (except Redundancy Protection). It is, however, conditional upon you attending the practice at least once a year for a check-up and having any remedial work undertaken as soon as possible, payment for which is not covered.
PRACTICE HOURS
Monday: 8.00 am - 6.00 pm
Tue/Wed/Thur: 8.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday: 8.00 am - 2.00 pm
Lunch 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm
If you have to cancel an appointment, please give us 24 hours notice so that we can offer the time to someone waiting for treatment. We may make a charge for short notice cancellations or missed appointments.
EMERGENCIES
In case of an emergency during practice hours, please contact the practice immediately. We will always endeavour to see a patient in pain on the same day.
If you require emergency treatment outside surgery hours, please telephone the practice where you will hear a message detailing the specific arrangements for that day.
SAFETY
We take all necessary precautions to safeguard you and our staff. We follow recommended guidelines with regard to sterilisation of instruments and the use of disposable items, e.g. gloves and needles. We are happy to answer any questions you may have.
HOW DO I REGISTER?
Please call in at the practice where an agreement will be completed. This will require your signature and bank account details for the Direct Debit Mandate. Direct Debits are collected from your account on the 8th of every month. Any patient enrolling before the 27th of each month will benefit from cover from the 8th of the following month.
If you have any queries, please ask any member of staff.
READING DENTAL SEDATION CLINIC
165 Oxford Road, Reading, Berks RGI 7UZ
Tel: 0118 939 4666, 01189509949, 01189572908
Fax: 0118 958 7086