However
the stats hide huge inequalities, and lots of us find it almost impossible to find a dentist who'll take NHS patients.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8332629.stm

Though I agree with your sentiments about healthy teeth being more important than perfectly straight, pearly-white ones. I actually find "perfect" nashers rather creepy.
(lolwhites, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 9:31, 1 reply)

I'm glad it's not just me...
...that is disturbed by gleaming, obviously bleached white perfectly aligned teeth.
I got a new dentist a while back who immediatley started to try and sell me teeth whitening (they only need a scale and polish once or twice a year thanks to a love of black tea)to which I replied "good god no why would I want that?" I think this has been a fairly common reaction as I haven't noticed an increase in dazzling smiles round here.
I already half blind people with the whiteness of my skin I see no reason to finish the job just by smiling at them.
(cmouse is pondering about life in other jobs, Wed 3 Mar 2010, 14:32, closed)