For example, they’ll happily provide you a root canal without a crown – a crown costs significantly extra.
I doubt many dentists in the US would be comfortable providing that standard of care.
Americans think that the class terror that forces them to spend thousands or tens of thousands on their children's teeth (and their own) is universal, rather than a norm that we find ourselves locked into now. Americans with anything going on with their teeth look poor or disreputable, and it severely hurts your job chances.
Rich British people are just like "do you know who I am?"
£300 seems not very significant if we are comparing the US to the UK in this discussion.
I claimed that treating it as an opt-in extra, for additional charge — instead of the baseline standard of care — results in a lot fewer people receiving it, and thus, a lot more people with subpar dental function and appearance.
In other words, to save money, the NHS provides a lower standard of care as its baseline. Hence the popular idea that British dentistry is subpar.
Also
> If you need treatment from more than 1 dental band as part of your treatment plan, you will only be charged the cost of the highest band. You will not be charged for each individual treatment.