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Ukrainians who have moved to the UK have highlighted the lack of dentists as among the most astonishing aspects of British life (www.theguardian.com)

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One woman in her 30s, Boyka, told the researchers: “We don’t have a dentist. It’s crazy. For us, it’s, like, impossible! In Ukraine the dentist industry is huge, you know, everywhere, and because it’s everywhere you just go and it’s like £10, £8, and you can clean it, whiten it like [a] Hollywood smile!

Some British families who have taken in Ukrainian refugees have noted that their guests organise dental appointments during their visits home.

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[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I mean it doesn't well it didn't anyway until about a decade ago. You used to be able to get a dentist easily enough then austerity happened and look at us now! World leaders in shooting ourselves in the foot.

The British smile is really only a thing because teeth straightening and whitening aren't usually covered by the NHS and nobody cared enough to go private, everyone else has a crooked smile anyway. Your more likely to get bullied for braces than having a tooth out of place.