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More than 11million British adults have not seen a dentist in the last two years-because even a checkup is too expensive. And more than half the adult population now have teeth missing. Almost eight million patients admit they have not had recommended dental work in the last five years because of the cost...read this article
/Daily Express, 26 February, 2008/
Finding an NHS dentist can be like pulling teeth. People who cannot get an NHS dentist are pulling their teeth out with pliers and using Superglue to put caps back. So declared Mike Penning, from the Tory front bench, in a bid to destroy the complacent picture painted by Alan Johnson, the Health Secretary...read this article /Telegraph, 7 February, 2008/
Budapest, Hungary. Whether cruising along the Danube or bobbing around in a thermal bath, it is best to go with the flow in the Hungarian capital...read this article /The Independent, 26 January, 2008/
...But there are increasingly two dental nations in Britain and those who cannot afford the fees have worse teeth than ever before. With bad teeth, you are less likely to find a good job, or a successful relationship. The elderly, in particular, can find their lives racked by toothache and an inability to eat properly. Gum disease also increases the risk of mouth cancer, and pancreatic cancer in men...read this article
/Telegraph, 18 January, 2008/
Region one of the worst in lottery for NHS dentist. Patients searching for NHS dental treatment face a postcode lottery of care and those in Yorkshire are among the worst affected. A secret shopper survey published today by the consumer organisation Which? shows that more than half of surgeries are refusing to take on new NHS patients, with only 36 per cent accepting all those seeking NHS treatment...read this article
/Yorkshire Post, 26 March, 2007/
A DAD has travelled more than 2,000 miles to get his teeth fixed - despite living just yards from a dental surgery. John Thompson saved almost 8000GBP by seeing a dentist in Hungary rather than one in Salford...read this article
/Manchester Evening News, 22 January, 2007/
Whether you agree with it or not, medical tourism is booming. In a trailblazing case this week, one woman even won the right to an NHS-funded hip operation abroad. Peta Bee lists some of the most popular destinations...read this article
/The Guardian, 18 May, 2006/
Recent years have seen a marked increase in health tourism driven mainly by people seeking to avoud long NHS waiting lists or to obtain treatment at prices significantly below those of private healthcare providers in the UK...read this article
/Telegraph, 17 May, 2006/
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