doris day Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Have anyone had health treatment abroad and claimed back at least part of the costs from the secu? There's an interesting article in Connections this month which claims that this is possible but it doesn't provide any anecdotal stories. Thanks Doris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 By "abroad" do you mean outside the EU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris day Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 I mean Europe, more specifically the UK. Dental Care in fact.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 If it was emergency treatment then if you used an NHS dentist then it would cost the same as for an English person if you used your EHIC. Otherwise, afaik, you can't go to another country for treatment and get any of it paid for by France without prior agreement.Edit : Neither the UK nor France, it seems to me, wants to pay up for dental treatment except of the most routine kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris day Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Well the article in Connections suggests otherwise - but it does say you need prior agreement. I was wondering if anyone had had experience of this. I would only expect the securite sociale and my mutuale to contribute the same as they would be prepared to do here. The simple fact is that dental work in the UK is cheaper than in France even with a private dentist - or at least my dentist compared with a dentist I found in the UK. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris day Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 By the way what's an EHIC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 [quote user="doris day"]By the way what's an EHIC?[/quote]EHIC = UK version of the French CEAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 [quote user="doris day"]Well the article in Connections suggests otherwise - but it does say you need prior agreement. I was wondering if anyone had had experience of this. I would only expect the securite sociale and my mutuale to contribute the same as they would be prepared to do here. The simple fact is that dental work in the UK is cheaper than in France even with a private dentist - or at least my dentist compared with a dentist I found in the UK. Thanks[/quote]Over the years several people have posted to the contrary, perhaps you should look for a new French dentist ?There are other things to consider too, for instance the NHS normally only pay for acryllic crowns and bridges (sometimes gold) where as porcelain or porcelain and/or gold may be the private preference. The same with dentures, there are different qualities...check you are comparing like with like.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris day Posted November 7, 2009 Author Share Posted November 7, 2009 Well, I am going to see another French dentist for a second opinion but the dentist I saw in the UK was private and the treatment he suggested was far less intrusive and about a third of the price I have been quoted by my French dentist. I'm just struggling to make a good decision regarding quite a difficult and life changing proceedure which is not at all cosmetic - that is if you don't count having front teeth as cosmetic! thanks for you helpDoris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 7, 2009 Share Posted November 7, 2009 Has one suggested implants and the other a bridge ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris day Posted November 9, 2009 Author Share Posted November 9, 2009 Well the French dentist says I need complete dentures and the English one just partial. Implants are not an options for me both financially and physically!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereford Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Surely in any case CPAM would only agree to pay for treatment that cannot be offered in France at all, not just because a dentist in the UK would do something cheaper. In any case one would have to travel to the UK so that cost needs to be factored in.Mrs H (thankfully with pretty good teeth) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris day Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 The reason I posted this in the first place was that an article in Connections for this month states very clearly you can claim for treatment. (tho not in all cases) I was just wondering if anyone had experience of this - that's all. Has anyone else read the article??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Surely the first thing to do is find another French dentist and tell him that you want to preserve as many of your teeth as possible, and ask for a partial denture if thats the course he recommends .......you know you could come back to the UK and the next dentist you see advise the same course as your French dentist.......or find out from your existing French dentist why he recommends the course of action he has......Dentures aren't something you can just have fitted and forget, they could need adjustment , sometimes several times over a period of weeks when you first get them, also if you go for a partial set and then lose other teeth you may be without them while additions are made (if its an emergency) If you can deal with someone local to you my feeling is that it would be to your benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cendrillon Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Would it be possible to contact the person who wrote the Connectons article and get some more information. By the way, I think Russethouse has made a good point as far as follow up treatment is concerned.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Or use the forum search facility and enter 'connections' [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maricopa Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 [quote user="doris day"] I was just wondering if anyone had experience of this - that's all. [/quote]I remember a few years ago before we moved to France, that an entreprising boat owner on the Ilse of Wight was transporting people across the channel to France for dental treatment. Cannot remember if they were able to reclaim costs from the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doris day Posted November 10, 2009 Author Share Posted November 10, 2009 Yeah, I'm seeing another dentist in France in the hope that he'll agree with the British dentist. I really want to keep hold of as many of my teeth as I can. Thanks for all your advice. Doris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Bon Chance, do let us know how it goes...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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