dental hygiene on prescription..

Duraphat is on prescription yes. 

can the others be obtained on prescription, or do I have pay for them?

I doubt it but just check with your GP. 

Duraphat definitely . I doubt you will be able to get the Oralieve toothpaste and in terms of mouthwash you would be able to get Difflam Mouthwash on prescription. However do ask your GP...you never know....

Have a wonderful day. 

Fab1

it just seems odd that we have to pay for items that are recommended because of our treatment.. 

There are alternatives. BioXtra mouthwash can be got on prescription 

When you start treatment you’ll get lots of mouth preps on prescription. 
Difflam, Gelclair, Caphosol, Chlorhexidine 

Oralieve is ok but it has mint in it. I used Oranurse which has neither mint nor SLS. I couldn’t use Duraphat for a long time 

Hi Duraphat yes I get that from dentist on prescription gp won’t prescribe that. Mouthwash g o prescribe s me bioxtra whuch is soft and gentle. Others I doubt ut. Sadly head and neck cancer patients have to pay  for quite a few things including  after care quite often not our fault. I’m lucky I have a great dentist snd I have 4 visits a year including fluoride varnishes. I pay a denplan though ti ensure I  get the above. 

Hazel 

I get duraphat & bioxtra mouthwash on prescription

Wow you are so lucky in the U.K. to be able to get so much on prescription. In Australia I have to pay for everything that was recommended including Biotene toothpaste for dry mouth, Curasept mouthwash, Biotene dry mouth gel  etc in fact everything. It does add up quite a bit but it is worth it as the products really help.

Lyn

Hello, Reading with interest. My practice said the mouthwash is not available on prescription and I can't see it on the NICE site at the moment. Is this something relatively new do you know? Thanks.