70% of dentists refuse to show price list

PATIENTS are facing wildly different prices for the same routine procedures in GP and dental practices up and down the country, a report has revealed.

According to a study carried out by the National Consumer Agency (NCA), a staggering seven out of 10 dentists and half of doctors refuse to display their prices for attending patients.

The finding has prompted a call from the NCA for the Government and the regulatory and representative bodies for both professions to submit a code of practice in the area.