'I wish I'd looked after me teeth, as they foam in the waters beneath ...' A line from Pam Ayres in the 1970s comes to mind as I sit in the dentist's chair. I know that, like many others, there are far better places I would like to be.
Even harder is listening to patients being told that their total bill is as much as £400, and how they struggle to pay even in small instalments.
Enrolling new children at school reinforces how few have ever had their teeth checked. I occasionally come across pre-school children who have no teeth at all. This affects not only their diet but also their ability to form sounds and to communicate.
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