Know Your Patient Entitlements

You will continue to receive free services from your NHS dentist under any of the following conditions.

When the treatment starts you are:

• Aged under 18
• Aged 18 and in full-time education
• Pregnant, or have had a baby, in the 12 months before treatment starts

When the treatment starts or when the charge is made:

• You are getting, or your partner gets Income Support, income - based Jobseeker's Allowance or Pension Credit Guarantee Credit (savings credit on its own does not apply)
• You are entitled to, or named on, a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate
• You are named on a valid HC2 certificate

Your dentist will ask for evidence that you are entitled to free NHS dental treatment.

If you are named on a valid HC3 certificate, you may be eligible for partial help with dental costs. Use form HC1 to claim full (HC2) or partial (HC3) help with NHS dental costs. HC1 forms are available from the practice, your Jobcentre Plus office or by calling 0845 850 1166 or 08701 555 455.