[lbo-talk] UK: Home of DIY dentistry

joanna 123hop at comcast.net
Mon May 8 15:44:39 PDT 2006


Really? Then why are people pulling their own teeth out -- according to that article?

Joanna

Jim Devine wrote:


> 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.
>
> --
> Jim Devine / "Sanity is a madness put to good use." -- George Santayana.
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