Here We Go Again - Screwing The Poor And Damaging The Nhs.

[Canary42]

Here we go again - screwing the poor and damaging the NHS.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/nhs-dental-charges-england-rise-142113499.html

[Prudie]

Well as it's all still free to those on low income benefits it's not the poor it's screwing is it.

[naomi24]

Don't confuse him, Prudie.

[sunny-dave]

As usual it's screwing the poor *** in the middle - who are not poor enough, not pregnant enough, not welsh enough, not scottish enough, not young enough, not old enough - sometimes I think I'm the only bügger who actually has to pay for prescriptions :((

[Canary42]

Oh no, silly me, it's the rich being screwed.

[naomi24]

As is often the case.

[Peter Pedant]

Hi canary - you were the one asking why doctors could not cure the common cold

yeah - teeth - I cheerfully pay the charges as I want my teeth and not dentures. 50% dont apparently and dont get dental care and lose their teeth

we are the only generation ever to have old people ( over 60) with their own teeth - not even the Romans did.

Completely free NHS at the point of service - well we havent had THAT since 1951. ( shilling prescription charges introduced )

[Peter Pedant]

No I am over 60 and pay for my dentist
[ and still have ... 26 teeth ]

[Mamyalynne]

Dave has it really, the very wealthy just pay and can afford to those on modest wages or contribution based benefits struggle like crazy.

There are of course groups of people who do get free dental treated (listed below) but then comes the fun of finding an NHS Dentist with room on their list.

http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1786.aspx

[Mamyalynne]

More and more people are presenting at walk in clinics with terrible dental pain and abscesses and of course the lack of regular check ups is a worry as they also look for early signs of things such as mouth cancers too.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm 62 and pay over twenty pounds a month for a dental health plan.

[naomi24]

The Welfare State has created a society of people who don’t understand that, in one way or another, everything has to be paid for.

[Peter Pedant]

Jesus I would do anything to avoid ( another ) abs
like go to a dentist

Mine said I am going private and you pay baby
and I said yeah OK
as you are right Mama;yne - NHS dentists are as rare as rocking horse shot

There is a polish one in Newton heath - is this the right column to say that immigrants are propping up canary's free NHS ?

[Peter Pedant]

yeah thatt is about right
you must be on scale B Mamlyine

three categories - bottom is looking like that Irish singer with the Corries
and highest is having teeth like Cheryl Ladd ....

[Mamyalynne]

I wish I was in the cheap seats PP, sadly I let the ship sail a bit - my Dentist and I call me his conservation project....a bit like propping up the Pyramids and almost as expensive.


How a 25 year old on Contribution based JSA of app. £73 a week can find over £50 for a filling say is hard to imagine, some other bill would have to suffer.

[Togo]

I wouldn't go as far as to say that all dentists are robbing bstads, but back in the 70s I paid £400 quid for a gold bridge (top left sparkles when I laugh). Mine offered me £50 to remove it and give me 'modern' crowns. Now if we let only dentists into our grave new world perhaps can have the dental service we are supposed to be paying for through N.I.

[Peter Pedant]

that is four thousand pounds in todays money to go

PP has a fit of the vapours and pours himself a large brandy ....

[youngmafbog]

Canary you are so wrongon so many fronts - as usual

It is the middle clases that are being screwed not the poor, who get it free.

Jeez, wot une tête de noeud

[Peter Pedant]

yeah ! be told, Canary !

[Peter Pedant]

Sousseur ! ........... sucker ......coz you dont have any teeth see ?

[Mamyalynne]

Yup - the poor get everything free , makes you wonder why they call 'em poor really doesn't it?