You do not have to pay for NHS dental treatment if, when the treatment starts, you are:
You do not have to pay if, during the course of treatment, you or your partner receive:
Visit the NHS website to find out if or when you may have to pay for your NHS dental treatment www.nhs.uk
Pregnant women and those who have had a baby in the last 12 months get free NHS dental treatment. You may have to show proof such as a maternity exemption certificate (MatEx), a maternity certificate (MATB1) or your baby’s birth certificate. However, if you have given birth more than 12 months ago you will not be entitled to free NHS dental treatment. Please note that your MatEx alone only gives exemption from NHS prescriptions.
The NHS will not provide cosmetic treatment options such as teeth whitening which are not clinically necessary.
Where treatment is clinically necessary the dentist will offer you a treatment option that is clinically appropriate.
If you choose to have alternative treatment options then you will have to pay privately for these.