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Know Your Entitlements
You will
continue to receive free services from your NHS dentist under any of the
following conditions.
When the
treatment starts you are:
- aged under
18
- aged 18 and
in full-time education
- pregnant, or
have had a baby, in the 12 months before treatment starts
- an NHS
inpatient and the treatment is carried out by the hospital dentist
- and NHS
Hospital Dentist Service outpatient*
- a Community
Dental Service patient* or,
When the
treatment starts or when the charge is made:
- you are
getting, or your partner gets Income Support, income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit
- you are
entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
- you are
named on a valid HC2 certificate
Your dentist will ask for
evidence that you are entitled to free NHS dental treatment.
If you are
named on a valid HC3 certificate, you may be eligible for partial help with
dental costs. Use form HC1 to claim full (HC2) or partial (HC3) help with NHS
dental costs. HC1 forms are available from your Jobcentre Plus office or by
calling 0845 850 1166 or 08701 555 455.
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