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The Independent reports on the story of a Ukrainian girl who had to go back home to get dental treatment because the NHS waiting list is so long. Lisa and her mum Oksana Martirosova had been living as refugees in Aberdeenshire. Getting to a dentist in Ukraine involved a flight...

Wales Online reports a dentist has issued a stark warning over 'Turkey teeth' after treating a woman left toothless after a botched dental procedure abroad. A dentist has issued a stark warning over 'Turkey teeth' after treating a woman left toothless after a botched dental procedure abroad. Dr Sahil Patel,...

The Guardian features a letter from John Lovelock in Bristol, who writes: I had a checkup with my NHS dentist in May 2022. The next was scheduled for January 2023. This was postponed until April and, last week, I was told this appointment is cancelled. I now have to ring...

The Sun reports on the story of Owen Mcdonagh from the UK, took to TikTok to share his dental journey. Owen, first jetted to Turkey to get 20 crowns put in for £4,500 in total. While waiting to get his natural teeth drilled down, he gave viewers a nervous smile...

The BBC reports a Ukrainian refugee travelled back to their war-torn country for dental work because they could be seen more quickly there, a councillor has claimed. A meeting of South Gloucestershire Council was told the dental system is in a "death spiral". Councillor Sandie Davis said: "Ukrainian refugees couldn't...

Manchester Dentist Hospital has taken part in a voluntary scheme to deliver aid to orphans and refugees at the Poland-Ukraine border, donating eight boxes of toothpaste in their latest visit in October, About Manchester reports. The scheme asked specifically for toothpaste to be provided to an orphanage and a mothers...

A couple says its decision to get "Turkey teeth" has ruined their lives and left them unable to eat and drink, the Express reports. Jade Tushingham, 32, and her 30-year-old partner Kelly Tushingham flew to Antalya in September last year as they planned to combine a beach holiday with an...

The UK's health system is buckling under the weight of staff shortages and a lack of beds. In France, meanwhile, there are more doctors and many more nurses, yet its healthcare system is still in crisis reports BBC News. President Emmanuel Macron has promised to change the way its hospitals...

With an influx of refugees coming from Afghanistan and Ukraine, dentists in are seeing more young patients struggling with severe oral health problems caused by years of lack of preventative care MSN reports. Dr. Brad Krusky is a pediatric dentist who has many patients coming to Canada as refugees. "A...

TThursday night’s episode of BBC’s One Show highlighted the risks from the phenomenon dubbed Turkey Teeth, where people are going abroad for cheap dental treatment in the search for the perfect smile, often achieved by paring down several teeth to ‘stumps’ and replaced with crowns or veneers. It included an...