osteonecrosis of the jaw - is there anything we can claim to help pay for dental treatment?

Hello, 

Due to my condition I have had to attend a specialist dentist for a root canal, this cost me just over £1,000, I'm retired, I have the state pension and a small NHS pension, which take me just over the threshold to receive benefits. Does anyone know if there is any help with paying for dental treatment for those of us with osteonecrosis as a result of cancer treatment?

Many thanks in anticipation,

SMH58

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  • Im interested in your case and worried by the fact you had to pay so much for your neccessay dental treatment. Im at high risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw due to radiotherapy to my jaw plus receiving denosumab as part of my current treatment. I was told not to allow my dentist to do any extractions but to contact the cancer unit at my hospital who would refer me to the Maxillofacial department for dental treatment. I wonder why you were not offered this by your health trust.

    Ed

  • Thank you for thinking of me.  To be honest the money is not my worry..  Given my circumstances my primary concern was to find a top class dentist who could remove my broken tooth with as little disruption as possible.  I literally had no choice but to remove the tooth and so feel fortunate to have options.  

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  • Thank you for thinking of me.  To be honest the money is not my worry..  Given my circumstances my primary concern was to find a top class dentist who could remove my broken tooth with as little disruption as possible.  I literally had no choice but to remove the tooth and so feel fortunate to have options.  

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