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27 October 2011
Dental advice wanted – Extractions and Immediate Dentures My teeth are in a dreadful state and I am booked into a Maximo clinic via my NHS dentist for 21 extractions under general anaesthetic. Now, I thought that I was going to get a set of temporary immediate dentures to [...] 17 February 2011
Advice wanted – extraction of molar teeth in young children I have a 5 year old boy, whom has been to the dentist 3 times over the last 12 months. On the second visit we were told that his primary lower molar tooth was decayed quite badly and [...] 7 April 2009
There are lots of stories in the press this week reporting that tooth extractions have soared by 30% in four years. What a surprise! There is just no incentive for NHS dentists to do complex and time consuming work such as root fillings. In fact doing root canal work can actually penalise an NHS [...] 5 April 2009
See this article in the Independent on the increase in hospital admissions for tooth extractions. The report mentions that the “inexperience and pay structure of NHS dentists” are the cause of a “steep rise in hospital admissions” for “tooth extractions” and that more people are travelling to Europe for cheaper dental treatment. 13 December 2008
The Sunday Express article “Why Labour is at fault for Dental Farce” by Alison Little, discusses the failure of UK NHS dentistry and reports that 40,000 patients a year are now travelling to Hungary for dental treatment they can’t afford at home. Here is the link to this dental article www.express.co.uk/posts/view/75502/Why-Labour-is-at-fault-for-dental-farce In the UK [...] |
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