Tooth Fairy

[thessalian]

Okay, the impacted wisdom tooth thing is ridiculous now. I'm going to go to the nearest emergency NHS dentist that takes people who aren't registered with a dentist yet, and I'm going to see about getting this puppy removed. I should be able to manage it fees-wise; I don't think that sort of work costs more than £50, I don't want any of the scaling, fillings or any of the rest of it done and I'm frankly not worried about saving that cracked molar because it hasn't done me any harm so far. I just want the jaw-swelling and associated pain to knock it the fuck off already.

This has not been a good few months for my health. Why can't dental surgery be free on the NHS like everything else?

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[neonchameleon.livejournal.com]

*hug*

Why can't dental surgery be free on the NHS like everything else?

Because, in her attempts to privatise the NHS, Margaret Thatcher succeeded in sending enough dentists into the private sector that a critical mass was reached and the NHS can't cover people without serious rationing.