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[Guest guest]

Hi

Are there any other people out there from the UK? If so can I ask if

any of you have managed to get their op or orthodontic treatment

covered by insurance? Also interested to hear your stories. I have

only just had my first consultation which I paid for privately and am

now waiting to be referred back to the same surgeon on the NHS. I'm

in Surrey and hopefully at some point going to be seen and operated

on by Professor Haers.

[Guest guest]

There are. some post more frequently than others. I am not.

I do know though that some folks have had private ortho -- I think

NHS won't cover that part after you're about 19, but could be

mistaken.

As for the surgery, quite a few folks have had it with the NHS. One

problem at least one woman confronted was that she had to yield her

scheduled operation because others with more pressing needs (cancer,

e.g.) needed their surgery more urgently. I think she was " bumped "

twice, but eventually did have the procedures she needed, and was

quite happy with the outcome.

I also believe that it is the practice to keep patients in the

hospital longer -- maybe four or five days, after the surgery.

If you have questions, ask away. Read around on the sites and you'll

find some answers even without asking.

C.

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> Hi

>

> Are there any other people out there from the UK? If so can I ask

if

> any of you have managed to get their op or orthodontic treatment

> covered by insurance? Also interested to hear your stories. I

have

> only just had my first consultation which I paid for privately and

am

> now waiting to be referred back to the same surgeon on the NHS.

I'm

> in Surrey and hopefully at some point going to be seen and operated

> on by Professor Haers.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I've just got my top braces and palate expander and have had my

wisdom teeth and bottom 'no.5' molars out for the bottom braces next

week.

My orthodontist got me a meeting with the surgeon Mr (Middx

and Surrey) for free last Oct and they told me I needed upper and

lower osteotomy with orthodontics, which I could have on the NHS,

even the ortho as it's not cosmetic but a medical need. However that

would mean an 18 month wait before the braces started, and I'm 35, so

as the treatment will take 2 years I decided on the private ortho at

£3000 with NHS surgery in 18 months.

Then found out that my husb's Bupa from work would cover the removal

of impacted wisdom teeth butwas told it wouldn't cover jaw surgery,

so Mr removed the wisdoms in Dec. On follow-up he suggested

I try Bupa again and it turns out that they do cover the surgery and

it looks like I might get the go-ahead as I meet the 'medical need'

criteria.

Might even get some cash for the ortho from Bupa, but probably not as

I wouldn't change orthodontist now, and she's not one of theirs.

So, fingers crossed a the moment. If I have to have NHS surgery at

least it's the same surgeon, but the private hospital's much nicer

and I'm not as paranoid about MRSA there!

Hope that helps.

Good luck

Helen

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> Hi

>

> Are there any other people out there from the UK? If so can I ask

if

> any of you have managed to get their op or orthodontic treatment

> covered by insurance? Also interested to hear your stories. I

have

> only just had my first consultation which I paid for privately and

am

> now waiting to be referred back to the same surgeon on the NHS.

I'm

> in Surrey and hopefully at some point going to be seen and operated

> on by Professor Haers.

[Guest guest]

Hey Im from the UK!

Im having upper/lower surgery this summer on the NHS. I would be

interested what criteria (ie age, medical neccessity etc) the NHS

use. I remember I found a scaling system on the internet which was

really interesting, but I cant find it any more.

If you have any more Q feel free to ask!

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> > Hi

> >

> > Are there any other people out there from the UK? If so can I

ask

> if

> > any of you have managed to get their op or orthodontic treatment

> > covered by insurance? Also interested to hear your stories. I

> have

> > only just had my first consultation which I paid for privately

and

> am

> > now waiting to be referred back to the same surgeon on the NHS.

> I'm

> > in Surrey and hopefully at some point going to be seen and

operated

> > on by Professor Haers.

[Guest guest]

Hi I'm from the north west of England. I had surgery on the NHS last

summer. I had my orthodontics done privately as the Dr I wanted to

do the treatment only works privately (he was recommended by my

dentist, surgeon & just about anybody I spoke to about orthoontics -

he's amazing!). It was worth every penny & more.

I think you can get the surgery on insurance, however you are just

as well going with the NHS. I believe you stay in hospital a little

longer on NHS & I was certainly glad of that - I was in for 5 days/4

nights. I don't think I would have wanted to go home any sooner.

Anyway good luck!

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> Hi

>

> Are there any other people out there from the UK? If so can I ask

if

> any of you have managed to get their op or orthodontic treatment

> covered by insurance? Also interested to hear your stories. I

have

> only just had my first consultation which I paid for privately and

am

> now waiting to be referred back to the same surgeon on the NHS.

I'm

> in Surrey and hopefully at some point going to be seen and

operated

> on by Professor Haers.

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm also from the Uk, living in London.

I had orthodontics done privately, and was due to have surgery last

year but wasn't happy with the surgeons that the orthodontist

recommended. Nobody told me that it was available on the NHS, but I

found out myself, booked a consultation and then was told that I

would be able to have it done on the NHS.

As it turns out, I've decided to have it done privately at the end of

August this year, with a surgeon in California who specialises in

Orthognathic surgery and does nothing else.

After meeting 3 surgeons in London, I wasn't very convinced that they

could offer me the best treatment for what I wanted. So, as i'm not

insured, I'm sure I'll be working 7 long days a week for the next 10

years or so to pay for all this!

If you have orthodontics on the NHS you're probably in for a long

wait. I imagine the best thing to do would be to have orthodontics

done privately and the surgery on the NHS. As for insurance, as the

operation not as common here as in the US, I don't think insurance

companies are that clued up on it. Although, if it's available on the

NHS, I can't see how insurance companies can argue with it.

Suzy

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> > Hi

> >

> > Are there any other people out there from the UK? If so can I

ask

> if

> > any of you have managed to get their op or orthodontic treatment

> > covered by insurance? Also interested to hear your stories. I

> have

> > only just had my first consultation which I paid for privately

and

> am

> > now waiting to be referred back to the same surgeon on the NHS.

> I'm

> > in Surrey and hopefully at some point going to be seen and

> operated

> > on by Professor Haers.