People are resorting to "DIY dentistry" - Do something Rishi
 

SkyNews Text :
[11million people not accessing dental care last year
due to difficulties getting appointments
or concerns about the costs, the Daily Mirror reports.]

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there arent any NHS dentists in my area, so any dental treatment costs an arm and a leg. The price starts from £120 per filling.

Getting a non-emergency appointment at all even at our local private dentist was a nightmare for ages post-covid. They were taking none at all obviously taking no appointments during the lockdown-era, but then they had a massive backlog of people wanting appointments so if you tried to make one it was like "Uhhh how about half 2 on Wednesday... in June next year?"

This thread has just reminded me I need to book with the optician though :joker:. Takes ages to get an appointment there too.

Yes
is Labours Starmer going to change that?

He will do what all politicians do … promise the Earth …


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DIY Dentistry sounds like one of the most terrifying things.

People are resorting to "DIY dentistry" - Do something Rishi
 

We did that in the sixties :)

Tied a piece of string around the offending tooth and the other end of the string around a door knob - get someone rise to slam the door shut if you’re squeamish .

A loose tooth .. grab it with a cotton hanky and pull it out yourself..

Swill the blood away with a glass of saltwater

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D: Just thinking of when I was a kid with loose teeth I never once , resorted to using a door handle. Just twisting the loose tooth was enough ....and that's still a icky triggering emotion now .

The "slam a door" thing is a terrible idea - pulls the tooth at completely the wrong angle and if it's still well stuck you'll end up breaking the tooth which is the last thing you want.

I haven't had a dentist appointment since pre-covid. First I moved and no local dentists were accepting new patients so I eventually decided just to book one at my old practice and make the journey there. Booked it in October 2021 I think and the earliest they offered me was January 2022. The dentists then cancelled a couple of days before the appointment after I'd waited three months for it.

I finally got round to booking another one a couple of weeks ago and they offered me an appointment in mid April two months away. I did take it so they'd better not cancel on me again :fist:

Rishi must tackle the root of this problem

They did too…

I had a molar removde by my dentist and he literally did it with a hammer and a screwdriver type object. I kid you not, that is the type of force needed to remove those bad boys at the back :laugh:

Yeah .. I heard / felt lots of crunching sounds !!


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Toothache is a terrible pain to have. I've not been to the dentist for about 4 years.

I simply cannot afford it. So when one of my fillings came out last year, I bought one of those DIY refilling kits. It's supposed to last a few days while you go to see a proper dentist.

But 10 months on, the filling is still in. :D My fear is I'd swallow it. :p