Four in ten Brits can’t afford to visit the dentist, a study revealed last Friday.
Researchers found the escalating costs have got so much for one in nine – or two million – that they have avoided check-ups for more than five years, while a quarter have dodged the chair for 18 months.
Another one in four said that dental appointments are considered a ‘luxury rather than a necessity’ in their house and fall low down on their list of priorities.
But have of parents also admitted to taking their children for their first dental appointment too late, with more than one in ten kids getting a filling before they were five…..read more
