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British dental care is the most expensive in Europe
Dental treatment in England is the most expensive in Europe, a damning report has revealed.
Getting a filling can cost up to 19 times more than in other EU countries, the survey found.
The procedure costs £117 on average here compared to £6 in Hungary, the cheapest European country.
The findings are likely to fuel the rising tide of 'health tourists' travelling from Britain to other EU countries for cheaper healthcare.
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Ouch! British dental care the most expensive in Europe
Dental treatment in England is the most expensive in Europe, according to an unprecedented survey which is likely to fuel the exodus of patients seeking treatment abroad.
The survey of nine European countries found the total cost of a standard filling ranged from €156 (£117) in England to €8 in Hungary. That total included the cost of x-rays, materials, drugs and overheads, as well as the dentist's time.
The findings come amid growing dissatisfaction with dentistry in Britain and shrinking NHS provision. The Government admitted last March that two million patients who wanted NHS treatment were unable to get it, eight years after Tony Blair pledged at the Labour Party conference in 1999 that everyone would have access to an NHS dentist.
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Patients 'fight to find dentists'
One in 10 of England's 21,000 dentists left the NHS at the start of April after rejecting a new contract.
Local health bosses have struggled to replace them, leaving patients to ring help-lines.
Patients are then told of dentists accepting NHS patients - in some areas this is a minority - or diverted to services aimed at out-of-hours care.
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Could the dentist crisis get worse?
About 2,000 dentists walked away from the NHS after not signing a new contract.
However, many more put pen to paper, but remain in dispute. Could more dentists opt out?
Piers Lambert has signed the contract, but is unhappy with the terms
Essex dentist Piers Lambert hands out leaflets to his patients explaining the new government reforms.
Reading it, patients will not be left in any doubt that he is not happy.
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Many 'cannot get NHS dental care'
Many NHS dental patients in England are being forced to pay for private care, go without treatment or even pull out their own teeth, a survey suggests.
The survey of 5,200 patients for an NHS feedback body found 20% had refused treatment because of high cost and 6% had treated themselves at some point.
Most of those going private said they could not get NHS treatment locally.
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