NHS charges for everything from a check-up, to fillings and dentures set to rise from next month in move branded ‘slap in the face to millions on modest incomes’ ...

Patient fees for NHS dentistry will increase from April 2026, which dental experts have criticised as a 'substitute for state investment'.

Dental charges in England will rise by an average of 1.7% from 1 April 2026. This means the cost of a band 1 treatment like a ...

Exclusive: Watchdog finds sharp rise in number of poorer households forced to pay for fillings and extractions ...

Dentists have branded the 1.7% rise a 'slap in the face' to people on low incomes, with the British Dental Association saying struggling families will pay more so government can pay less ...

In 2024-25, more than £450m was returned, BBC analysis of NHS accounts shows, while nearly £480m was returned the year before ...