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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: CHIZZY on October 15, 2007, 08:11:28 AM
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/15/england.dentists/index.html
Cliffys:
brits pull out own teeth with pliers....
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that\'s how fucked up things have become over here, a lot of nhs dentists have been forced into going private by the fucked up nhs system
basically put, if the dentists want to earn decent money while working for the nhs, they have to work like 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, 51 weeks a year, if they refuse to work those hours, their earing potential drops dramatically, so a lot of them are forced into going private.
in the town where I live, 10 years ago, there were 3 nhs dentists, the one I was with was a diabetic and she suffered a diabetic stroke and went blind, so I had to go to one of the others
then early last year, that dentist went private for the above reasons, and that left 1 nhs dentist in my town, naturally, he got flooded with requests for places on his books
I got lucky, I was one of the few that got word of available places early and I went straight up to his surgery and asked if I could be put on his books, I got one of the few places left.
the problem is this:
he can\'t take on any more patients without first applying to the nhs for an extention to his current quota of patients, he did that after the other dentist went private, but was only allocated so many places, and a lot of people were forced to travel out of town to get treatment.
it will get worse as time goes on, it will come to a point where you have the choice of paying to go private, or travel half way across the county to get dental treatement.
it\'s the same with hospitals as well, more and more hospitals are getting closed down, or are forced into merging with bigger hospitals 10-15 miles away.
it\'s fucked up, a lot of it is down to labour, but it\'s also left over from the era where the tories fucked the nation up good and proper.
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I had no idea things were that bad over there. When I have a toothache, I tell my mommy and I go to the dentist like 2 days later :)
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yeah, it\'s pretty messed up, I can book an appointment and get in within a few days, but if I want to see my GP, no matter what day, or what time of day I call, I can\'t get in to see him until at least next tuesday
I wouldn\'t bother, but every time I\'ve been to see my GP, the place has always been empty.
someone is taking the piss somewhere
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American health care just sucks... :Rollseyes:
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We *really* need to get George Bush outta office....
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Thats why they are all moving here....
Most dentists here are private but you get rebates and they are no where near as exxy as in the UK.
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i guess my sarcasm flew over some heads.