Why IS it so hard to get an appointment with an NHS dentist? As patients forced into DIY repairs

Why IS it so hard to get an appointment with an NHS dentist? As patients forced into DIY repairs Cash strapped pensioners are being forced to spend savings on costly private dental treatment as they cannot get NHS care, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

And those unable to afford private care are resorting to over-the-counter repair kits to shore up crumbling teeth.

Some are so worried about lack of access to NHS treatment that they have taken to eating only mushy foods in an effort to avoid being left in pain.

See also:

• Dentists: 'Some children in Norfolk have never seen a toothbrush' BBC News
• Crisis in NHS dentistry leaving thousands of elderly care home residents unable to get appointments The Daily Mail