Crowning glory.

The rising cost of NHS dental treatment has given brokers the opportunity to really get their teeth into the dental insurance market. Ian Lindisfarne explains.

The reasons for the rise in popularity of private dentistry date back
to 1990 when a new NHS contract was introduced for dentists, along with
the concept of registration. Demand for NHS treatment surged over the
following two years, with the cost of treatment rising 12% above
budget.


This led to the imposition of a 7% fee cut by the government in 1992.


The British Dental Association subsequently balloted its members who
decided not to accept any new NHS patients, but to continue seeing those
already