Omi

Hiya,

this should be an easy question but so far I've gotten nowhere

As soon I found out I was pregnant I went to the doctor and he made me fill out the form for the exemption card. About a week later I got a 'Health Board Exemption Certificate'. Problem is nowhere on it does it mention dentist or dental care, only prescriptions and elastic hosiery

I have always had bad teeth and now that im pregnant I wanna make sure nothing's gonna go bad in that department..

Anyway, am I missing something??? Oh, and I put Scotland on this cause apparently there's differences or so i have been led to believe....

Dippy Yvanne

i live in dundee and i got free dentist care!!! still do! its valid for all your pregnancy and up to your child is 1 year old

Omi

Did you get the same thing as me, though? I'd hate to go and make an a..e of myself at the dentist's you know.... Did you get this white card that only says Health Board Exemption on it, was that all you got? its just that on the web its says Maternity Exemption Certificate and Im starting to think im getting stuffed or something, lol!!

Dippy Yvanne

every pregnant woman is entitled to free dentistry hun will go look up info in 2 secs!

xarlenex

Yup, I get free dentist care. And yeah I only got that little exemption certificate thingy

Dippy Yvanne

Help with dental treatment

You are entitled to free NHS dental treatment, including check-ups, if, at the start of the treatment, you:-

• are getting Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance or the guarantee credit of Pension Credit. Your partner and children will also be entitled to free treatment. If you are getting Working Tax Credit and/or Child Tax Credit, you may be entitled to free dental treatment, depending on your income
• are under 18
• are 18 and in full-time education
• live in Scotland (check-ups only)
• in Wales, are under 25 (check-ups only)
• in Wales, are 60 or over (check-ups only)
• are pregnant, or have had a baby during the last twelve months, and hold a valid maternity exemptio certificate. This includes if you have had a miscarriage after the 24th week of pregnancy, or your baby was stillborn
• are a prisoner.

Omi

Thank you so much to both of you, and well done on the weight loss Dippy!!

(Funnily enough my plan was to start a diet Jan 7th... that same evening I found I was pregnant so now im gonna gain instead, but what the heck, if there ever was a good reason to put on weight this is the one

Thanks again! x

Dippy Yvanne

thanx hun

enjoy your pregnancy xxx