Dental patients left out of pocket
DENTAL patients in Peterborough were left with a hole in their pockets when their private dentist disappeared.
Peterborough City Council's trading standards and licensing section has received complaints regarding one non-NHS dental practice that has ceased trading leaving consumers out of pocket and with unfinished treatment.
One customer had paid £1,700 for a programme of treatment that has not been completed.
Residents are now being warned to check the credentials of non-NHS dentists when they sign up for treatment.
Senior adviser and education officer Jane Day said: "Our enquiries indicate that the dentists at this particular private practice were not registered with the British Dental Council a legal requirement to practice in this country. This is especially frightening for patients who registered at the practice."
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2896605
Peterborough City Council's trading standards and licensing section has received complaints regarding one non-NHS dental practice that has ceased trading leaving consumers out of pocket and with unfinished treatment.
One customer had paid £1,700 for a programme of treatment that has not been completed.
Residents are now being warned to check the credentials of non-NHS dentists when they sign up for treatment.
Senior adviser and education officer Jane Day said: "Our enquiries indicate that the dentists at this particular private practice were not registered with the British Dental Council a legal requirement to practice in this country. This is especially frightening for patients who registered at the practice."
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news?articleid=2896605
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