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A reader of the Southern Daily Echo writes in responding to the article on the Rise in rotting teeth. Is anyone surprised? I think not. Plus it’s not only children! It’s adults as well. One cannot get NHS treatment anymore. Waiting lists to get into a dentists group practice can...

Londoners are increasingly resorting to "DIY dentistry" amid long waits for oral surgery on the NHS, according to new figures reports Yahoo News. NHS data shows that Londoners waited an average of six and a half weeks to begin oral surgery last year, leaving patients in pain or at risk...

Cornwall Live reports on a grandmother who has been cruelly mocked over her missing teeth and now faces an enormous bill to fix them privately. A grandmother who has been cruelly mocked over her missing teeth now faces an enormous bill to fix them privately. Unable to get an NHS...

An opinion piece in The Sheffield Star by Mark Doel reflects on an email he has just received from his NHS dentist that she going private: ‘Your dentist has made the decision that she wishes to give her patients more time, an increase in the standard of service, access to...

Dentists have told the BBC that demand for Instagram smiles has left people with damage from wearing clear braces or "aligners" ordered online. One man said aligners weakened his front teeth, leaving him unable to bite into an apple. Smile Direct Club, the largest company selling clear aligners remotely, says...

The Guardian features a podcast with dentist and BDA board member Paul Woodhouse discussing the dangers of dental tourism. In a survey last year of over 1,000 dentists, the British Dental Association found that 94% of respondents had examined patients who had travelled abroad for dental treatments. For patients, this...

NHS patients of a dental practice in Swansea have been sent letters this month telling them they will no longer receive state-funded treatment from April 1, this year, Wales Online reports. NHS patients of a dental practice in Swansea have been sent letters this month telling them they will no...

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...

A bloke has been inundated with comments from trolls after he spent 16 hours getting his new teeth done - only to be told they look like the keys on Elton John's piano, The Daily Star reports. Bee Roche, who posts under the username @beeman920, was chuffed after he transformed...

Sadiq Khan's Transport for London was today accused of 'unethically' advertising 'Turkey Teeth' procedures, the Daily Mail reports. TfL, under control of London's Mayor, has been running advertisements for Istanbul-based dental clinic Dentakay, which offers the 'Hollywood Smile' treatment. The controversial dental procedure, made popular by stars such as Katie...