A very interesting article in the Guardian yesterday "British dentistry is in a painful state" written by Patrick Collinson. He details his experiences wading through several dentists in London and Edinburgh in an effort to get an NHS dentist to deal with his painful tooth which needed root canal treatment.
So one has to question – do dental patients get better advice and treatment in Scotland or was it just a coincidence that the Edinburgh dentist gave the reporter the correct advice and was able to immediately sort out some initial treatment for him. I’m inclined to think this was no coincidence. What do you think?
See the article here
If dentists were given ‘Ofsted-style’ inspections and the results published in league tables, I bet they would make certain that they gave the correct diagnosis and treatment!