A badly drawn up contract in the early 90s is to blame.

Access to treatment via the NHS should be as universal right.

My dentist, who I'm going to ditch, is now more interested in cosmetic dentistry rather than health dentistry. They've also jacked up prices 18% in one year and are trying to push people into a subscription service which requires dentistry work of about £2000 a year in order to make a saving. Many people probably wouldn't do the maths and question them.

They used to say you'd never find a poor farmer but you'll never find a poor dentist these days.