What is rotten is overcharging by dental practices. The NHS fee structure is extremely simple [1], yet because people do not research the charges, receptionists are able to easily mislead people.<p>Often the dentists do NHS and private work and they either tell flat out lies such as &quot;that&#x27;s not covered on the NHS&quot;, and&#x2F;or suggest their brother&#x2F;sister&#x2F;best friend does the work privately) or just makes up random fees.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nhs.uk&#x2F;chq&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;1781.aspx?CategoryID=74" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nhs.uk&#x2F;chq&#x2F;Pages&#x2F;1781.aspx?CategoryID=74</a>