Well, sounds like the USA isn’t the only industrialized country going down the toilet.

[raccoon]

Which is no consolation.

English 'pull own teeth' as dental service decays Mon Oct 15, 7:19 AM ET



LONDON (AFP) - Falling numbers of state dentists in England has led to some people taking extreme measures, including extracting their own teeth, according to a new study released Monday.

Falling numbers of state dentists in England has led to some people taking extreme measures, including extracting their own teeth, according to a new study released Monday.

Others have used superglue to stick crowns back on, rather than stumping up for private treatment, said the study. One person spoke of carrying out 14 separate extractions on himself with pliers.

More typically, a lack of publicly-funded dentists means that growing numbers go private: 78 percent of private patients said they were there because they could not find a National Health Service (NHS) dentist, and only 15 percent because of better treatment.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071015/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthdentists

[Tyler Durden]

1. THEY let the NHS bashers in the door....

Time to close the damned thing before it's too late, and CIGNA opens an office in London.