How much can you claim back for dental work

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Maxie37

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Hi Guys,
My husband has been told he needs root canal work done at a cost of €700. Can he claim some of this back on the Med 2 form and at what rate, i.e if he is on the higher tax rate does this mean he can claim back at 41% or is it just at the lower rate of 20% that he can claim back?
Thanks for your help,
Maxie
 
AFAIK root canal is not covered. I had always understood that braces and crowns were the main things to be covered but reading the Revenue site it would appear that the exception is also having surgical extraction of impacted wisdom teeth. Might be best to give them a call and clarify.
 
This might help from the Revenue site:

Dental Treatments for which Tax Relief is Allowable


  1. Crowns
    These are restorations fabricated outside the mouth and are permanently cemented to existing tooth tissue.

    (With effect from 1 January 2008 tax relief is allowable for expenditure on core preparation for crowns and temporary conditioning crowns)
  2. Veneers or Rembrandt Type Etched Fillings
    These are a form of crown.
  3. Tip Replacing
    This is regarded as a crown where a large part of the tooth needs to be replaced and the replacement is made outside the mouth.
  4. Post and Core Build-ups
    These are inserts in the nerve canal of a tooth, to hold a crown.

    (With effect from 1 January 2008 tax relief is allowable for post and core build ups made from materials other than gold)
  5. Inlays
    An inlay is a smaller version of a crown. (Tax relief is only allowed if the inlay is fabricated outside of the mouth).

    (With effect from 1 January 2008 tax relief is allowable for inlays made from materials other than gold).
  6. Endodontics - Root Canal Treatment
    This involves the filling of the nerve canal and not the filling of teeth.
  7. Periodontal Treatment
    Root Planing is a treatment of periodontal (gum) disease. Currettage and Debridement is part of root planing. Gum Flaps is a gum treatment. Chrome Cobalt Splint if used in connection with periodontal treatment (if it contains teeth, relief is not allowable). Implants following treatments of periodontal (gum) disease, which included bone grafting and bone augmentation.
  8. Orthodontic Treatment
    This involves the provision of braces and similar treatments.

    (With effect from 1 January 2008 tax relief is allowable for the cost of temporary implants in circumstances where they form part of the overall orthodontic treatment.)
  9. Surgical Extraction of Impacted Wisdom Teeth
    The surgical removal of impacted teeth carried out either in a hospital or in a dental surgery is not regarded as 'routine dental treatment' and relief is therefore allowed for the cost of such surgical removals.
    Note: An impacted tooth is one which is so firmly lodged in its socket that it cannot emerge through the gum in the normal way. The impaction may be caused by an overlying bone, or because the tooth has grown in such a way that it has become wedged in against another tooth.
  10. Bridgework
    Dental treatment consisting of an enamel-retained bridge or a tooth-supported bridge is allowable.
    Note: Tax relief is not available for the cost of scaling, extraction and filling of teeth or the provision of artificial teeth or dentures.
Revenue Commissioners
May 2011
 
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