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| Britain |
| Britons get their dental work the hard way, they do it themselves |
| 2006-05-08 |
| Posted by:Snuns Thromp1484 |
| #6 I still remember the Simpsons episode when the dentist scared Bart by showing him the "Big Book of British Smiles" .... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-08 19:41 |
| #5 My dentist a great gal from Russia about 5' tall strong as hell, stopped taking insurance payments 5 years ago of any kind. It's credit card, cash or check. I like her and her work so I pay cash now for my dental. Her prices are fairly reasonable. But for a family with 2 or 3 kids it might not fit the budget. braces, root-canals etc. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-05-08 19:10 |
| #4 ZF, what is the legal status of private dental care in the UK? Is it in fact available, and if so, how highly is it priced? Just curious ... I don't know the answers, but they could affect the likelihood of paying out of pocket. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-05-08 16:43 |
| #3 This looks like a job for Inspector Lemming of the BDA! |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-05-08 16:32 |
| #2 You mean they haven't always done it this way? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-08 14:40 |
| #1 What this shows is that some Brits are downright miserly when it comes to paying out of pocket for dental work. Maybe they've adopted the principle that if the government doesn't cover an ailment, they just won't get it treated. I find this dogmatic and fatalistic attitude really strange. Sure, they've paid their taxes for the service, meaning they shouldn't have to pay out of pocket again to a private practitioner, but it's their bodies and their teeth. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-05-08 14:39 |