Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "Bad Teeth: Is Britain’s dental system rotten?" video.

  1. It's time that local councils start denying permits to dentists that will not offer affordable services.
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  2. +Matthew Mitchell I don't think you know what it's like to be poor. Insurance is the first thing to go.
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  3. +losIluminados You will when they start to fall apart and cause you agony.
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  4. +Matthew Mitchell £40 is a lot to some people.
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  5. +Luke Harris I agree. I'm stunned that this situation has been allowed to deteriorate so far given that dental pain is considered to be one of the greatest pains a man can endure. Of course, it mostly affects the poor, so why would the politicians give a damn?
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  6. +888Caz Agreed - there are some services that should stand outside of capitalism, and it's only that principle that has stopped medical companies from taking the piss out of us like they do to Americans. Apparently, dentists have no such scruples.
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  7. Not enough dentists?
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  8.  @jd1815  No it's not. Low price to a poor person is still unaffordable, and many surgeries refuse to accept NHS patients.
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  9. +bella dee So they're free so long as you pay $200-500 per month in insurance? It's not free then.
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