How effective is Hillary-care going to be if the British model is causing people to do their own dental work?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071015/wl_uk_afp/britainhealthdentists

According to the article, 78% of patients going to private (outside the UK's National Health Service system) dentists report that they are going to private dentists simply because they cannot find a NHS dentist.

Also, 45% of UK's dentists no longer accept NHS patients.

And 6% of patients in the survey pulled their own teeth, plus another 20% decided to just deal with the pain because of the problems in the NHS.

"A vote for Hillary is a vote for Hillary-care, because Hillary cares about you."

Answer 1

"A vote for Hillary is a vote for Hillary-care, because Hillary cares about you."

No She only cares if she gets your vote. After that you will be on your own, pulling your own teeth and doing your own open heart surgery.

Answer 2

Hillarycare is not modeled after the NHS in the UK. This one article does not tell the whole story either. Think for a bit about dental care in the U.S. How many healthcare plans can you think of that include dental care? This is usually a separate plan and generally more costly, out of pocket, than medical care. It is interesting to note that dental care problems appear, from the article to be a rather new issue, while the NHS has been in existence for a good sixty years.

Answer 3

*SIGH*

Listen to the truth, from a British person who knows:

If you read the article properly you would see that it said these people (who are in a vast minority) did these things "rather than pay out for private treatment" - ie just the same as in America - they didn't have the money for **private** treatment or didn't have dental insurance. Its the same in the USA isn't it without socialised medicine? A completely non-socialised system means MORE people will be doing these things!

For the record, I don't know anyone who "Pulls their own teeth". Thats utter crap!!!

There are ***free*** emergency dental clinics at most hospitals that anyone in pain can go to and have the tooth extracted or filled so there really is no excuse for doing that! I think thats an utter lie.

The dental system here is a bit different to general NHS treatment. Dental treatment is only free for those who are unemployed or on (Welfare) benefits and others have to pay, but they can still pay reduced rates at an NHS dentist. Its a lot cheaper than it would be to go to a non NHS subsided dentist. Or you can always go to a private dentist, just like in America. I know noone who goes without dental care and I live in a poor area!!! Emergency treatment is free at any time its needed.

If someone did pull their own teeth its because they obviously didn't bother getting dental insurance or keeping up their regular NHS appointments. Noone needs to do that, they can go to the out of hours emergency clinic any time they want.

The rest of our medical care - hospital care, doctors appointments etc are free. Noone goes bankrupt because they have cancer.

We have private medicine also and you are free to take out insurance for anything you want.

Whats better? A system where a child dies of a tooth abcess because her parents can't afford private dental fees? Oh yes thats what you currently have in the USA isn't it?! Why is your 100% private system any better? How many people in the USA pull their own teeth because they can't afford private dental fees and have no dental insurance? I imagine its many many more than in the UK.

Answer 4

Dental Patients Pull Out Own Teeth!!

Falling numbers of NHS dentists are forcing many patients to go without treatment or even try pulling out their own teeth, a study has revealed.

Almost a fifth (19%) of those questioned said they had missed out on dental work because of the cost.

The research found 6% had even resorted to treating themselves because they could not find a dentist.

The 5,000-plus patients who were interviewed also spoke of taking out their own teeth or fixing broken crowns with glue.

One person in Lancashire said he had carried out 14 separate extractions with a pair of pliers.

Health Minister Ben Bradshaw told Sky News it was a myth that everyone used to be able to get free dental treatment on the NHS.


"At its very highest it was 60% in this country, now it's 56%. We have always paid for dental care, even on the NHS," he said.

So, You mean it's not free??? But everyone tells us it's free!!

Answer 5

She has no longer given any sparkling info... All she is specializing in now might want to be the marketing campaign. She needs to save telling the individuals precisely what they opt for to take heed to. once in place of work... then... properly you've considered it already with the fishy marketing campaign donations being back. A foreshadow of issues to go back. She lost my vote in basic terms be association.

Answer 6

Hillary's plan will be devastating and going to a doctor will be worse than most diseases.

Falling for her ill-conceived plans is like falling for a pyramid scheme. Someone would have to be an idiot to vote her back into the White House for a third or fourth time.

Answer 7

It will be a disaster! What program has the government EVER done that was successful? I've seen public housing and public schools, Medicare, etc. Frankly, Hillary-Care if extremely frightening!

Answer 8

Hm, I wonder what percentage of the 47 million Americans without health insurance (and the millions more who don't have dental coverage) have pulled their own teeth.

Answer 9

The NHS is failing because of conservative privatisiation and poor adminsitration. There is no reason to think Hillary will make the same mistakes.

Answer 10

Now Aren't you glad you don't live in England?? Silly little person, all is still in the planning stage...it ain't set in STONE.