Isn't the "PRSI rate" just what SW pay as a subsidy to the dentist and not a price list per se?
Not necessarily. If it is over 45 mins they can charge more. This in essence covers wisdom teeth etc.even if it had have been surgical it would have only cost €10 per 15 mins.
If covered by PRSI you are entitled to a clean/polish every six months and an exam/check-up every 12 months. To avoid the dentist charging you up front you need to get a D1 form from the dentist in question (D2 if claiming on a spouses PRSI) and send it to the DSW Treatment Benefit Section for pre-approval. I appreciate that dentists may have administrative difficulties engaging with the State in relation to PRSI claims but IMHO the system, where dentists can charge PRSI qualified customers €80 or €90 upfront for an exam & cleaning and subsequently refund the €60 that the state pays, is against the spirit of the PRSI scheme; also there is no guarantee that the refund will arrive, I have had to chase the dentist for said refund in the past.on a similar topic - every time i go to get my teeth cleaned, I am charged by the dentist - even though you are entitled to a free clean every 12 or is it 18 months? when i queried the amount, i was told it was a "special cleaning".... is there any dentists out there that will define "special cleaning" because i could find nothing special about it....
I recently had to get a tooth pulled by a dentist who charged me 63 euro (Their prsi Rate) However the rate for this on welfare.ie is 13 euro???
Any dentist out there able to explain this to me????????
The two dentists that I've used in the past couple of decades have always done this for me in advance of a visit.If covered by PRSI you are entitled to a clean/polish every six months and an exam/check-up every 12 months. To avoid the dentist charging you up front you need to get a D1 form from the dentist in question (D2 if claiming on a spouses PRSI) and send it to the DSW Treatment Benefit Section for pre-approval.
The two dentists that I've used in the past couple of decades have always done this for me in advance of a visit.
That's the way it used to be across the board but that seem to be changing now.The two dentists that I've used in the past couple of decades have always done this for me in advance of a visit.
Might I suggest that you may have been ripped off in that case. Your PRSI should cover the full cost of the exam & cleaning.Me too but I've never been refunded the money. I was always told that the price charged was after the deduction had been taken into account.
Not necessarily. If it is over 45 mins they can charge more. This in essence covers wisdom teeth etc.
That's the way it used to be across the board but that seem to be changing now.
Might I suggest that you may have been ripped off in that case. Your PRSI should cover the full cost of the exam & cleaning.