Morning All

You've heard of "Dark Side of the Moon." This morning, I am "Numb Side of the Face."

Three fillings and £40.00 lighter
#TZAG #Dentists

I don’t think dentists actually want to see patients any more. Trying to find one that has an opening and that takes our insurance has become an impossible struggle. One made my wife cry this morning, and then hung up on me when I called back. Granted, I was angry, but they made my wife cry.

In the course of my lifetime, the US has become a third world country driven by anger. #dentists #scam #wtf

Man took own life after Turkish dental visit left him toothless, UK inquest hears

Wife of Pawel Bukowski criticises care husband received over depression he suffered following failed procedure

The Guardian

My dentist's favorite movie us Marathon Man. Should I be worried?

#movies #thrillers #MarathonMan #dentists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_Man_(film)

Marathon Man (film) - Wikipedia

New deal for dentists covers tooth extraction for adults, and sweetens the pot for rural practices
Getting into a dentist’s chair in a rural community could soon get a little easier. The provincial government has reached a new deal with the N.L. Dental Association. It includes new money for rural dentists, and covers more services for everyone in the province.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7148329?cmp=rss

If you've not been following the crisis in the UK dental health sector (specifically the falling provision of NHS dentistry) then you will find this piece from BBC In Depth a useful (and pretty comprehensive) survey of the issue(s) and prospects for reform.... of course in the end, as always, it comes down to money!

#Dentists #NHS #health

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr41lg6ddelo

NHS dentistry is rotting. Will the plan to fix it work?

As patients struggle to find NHS dentists, Labour has a plan but not everybody is convinced it will work

BBC News

Poorer Households Increasingly Forced to Use Private #Dentists

#Canary

https://www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026/03/09/private-dentists/

Poorer households increasingly forced to use private dentists

Poorer people disproportionately pushed into having private dentist care as access to NHS dentistry remains insecure, says Healthwatch England

Canary
Almost a third of people in England use private dentists amid NHS dental crisis

Exclusive: Watchdog finds sharp rise in number of poorer households forced to pay for fillings and extractions

The Guardian
UK’s private dentistry market faces review after price jumps of more than 23%

CMA says it wants to ensure market ‘working well for consumers’ as more Britons forced to seek private care

The Guardian

What? Private "health care" is a private profit, before public health, seeking business? Who the heck knew! This is also an example of out of touch #politics

#Dentists return £900m after failing to see #NHS patients - #BBC #News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqwwvnp7z8o

> Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.