Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
I've never really understood why NHS dentistry is any other different to any other type of NHS care.

Why is it so? I appreciate it isn't life and death stuff, but neither are a huge range of healthcare services and I would argue dentistry is more important than some other services that always are free.

It's a total nightmare though and I totally sympathise on it. My mum has to drive an hour and a quarter for her NHS dentist and it took her five years to get that.
The historical reason is that the demand for dental treatment was so high when the NHS was established that the government couldn't afford to keep it free.