[lbo-talk] UK: Home of DIY dentistry

[Jim Devine]

so it's just aesthetics (which was my other alternative)? if people
want their teeth fixed (for non-aesthetic reasons), it's relatively
easy to have it done in England using the health system?

On 5/8/06, Wendy Lyon <wendy.lyon at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/7/06, Jim Devine <jdevine03 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Why is it that the Brits are behind us Amurricans in the Dentistry
> > biz? I once heard it blamed on "socialized medicine" (not just now,
> > but back when it had more adequate funding).
>
> Which to me, just proves that most Americans haven't even got a clue
> what they mean when they say "socialized medicine".  Having perfect
> teeth just isn't as big of a deal in Europe as it is in America,
> that's why.  Though having said that, most Brits' teeth aren't really
> *that* bad.
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Jim Devine / "Sanity is a madness put to good use." -- George Santayana.