What is Dentistry in the United Kingdom?
[[File:Dentist notice 2023.jpg|thumb|Notice in dentists in [[Longsight]] 2023]] '''Dentistry in the United Kingdom''' is partly a free part of the [[National Health Service]] and partly paid for privately. Most dentists run private businesses. UK dentists are regulated by the [[General Dental Council]] and the [[Care Quality Commission]]. If they do NHS work they are paid for activity. There are contracts which sets down what they will be paid for and how much. They are different in the different part of the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scherp|first=Weightmans LLP-Mike|last2=Bennett|first2=Sophie|date=2019-06-07|title=Reform of Units of Dentistry Activity system in Wales|url=https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e62b873b-d920-4b10-985f-7cbbfa56cfe9|access-date=2023-03-20|website=Lexology|language=en}}</ref> Before the NHS started in 1948 many people paid to have their teeth taken out because they were afraid of the cost of dentistry.<ref>{{Cite book|title=National Health Service The first thirty years|last=Abel-Smith|first=Brian|publisher=HMSO|year=1978|isbn=0113202490|location=London}}</ref> In 2023 there were still many people over the age of 85 with no teeth.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adults with no natural teeth in England 2018 by age|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/1130841/adults-with-no-natural-teeth-in-england-by-age/|access-date=2023-03-20|website=Statista|language=en}}</ref> People who qualify for the [[NHS Low Income Scheme]] do not have to pay, but they have to find a dentist who does NHS work. Other people have to pay standard charges - £23.80 for an examination, £65.20 for fillings, [[root canal]] treatment and removing teeth or £282.80 for more complex procedures, such as crowns, [[Dentures|denture]]<nowiki/>s and bridges. (2023 prices)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-09|title=How much will I pay for NHS dental treatment?|url=https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dentists/dental-costs/how-much-will-i-pay-for-nhs-dental-treatment/|access-date=2023-03-20|website=nhs.uk|language=en}}</