More and more people do not go to the dentist because it’s too expensive, according to research by Hudgell Solicitors. Even under the NHS in the UK checkups cost £22.50, fillings or extractions £62.10 and crowns or a false tooth £269.30. Private providers including BUPA, SimplyHealth and Health Shield have set up policies where people pay monthly to receive standard treatments such as optician check-ups, physiotherapy and sometimes teeth whitening and massage.
Full article in The Independent, 12 July 2019
