IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

There's gold in them thar fillings

· Socialist Challenge No. 159, 7 August 1980 · p. 11 of the scan · 363 words

The scan: sc-n159-aug-07-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 11 of the scan

cent which is •LIO UVIA-LYDC The latter looks the expensive and timeover a quicker and sobnisticaulon. mutilated mouths is DENTIST Paul Shafee demonstrating how many of his colleagues work forms all the time on your teeth, is composed of bateria. This is what you brush oil and unas been snowa to oe une causc of both tooth decay and gum disease. Thus coping with the - LIC LWU diseases that dentists combat are wholly Is this reflected in the care you receive The NHS will pay dentists a f16 fee to show a patient once a year how to effec. tively clean their teeth, which includes the use or a narmiess ree ove to disciose biaque so that the patient can modify her or his toothbrushing, followed by instruction on the use of dental floss, and extended Many dentists claim this fee. Do you important factor in tooth decay is the way in which the food industry manipulates our diet so tnat we eat renned which promotes disease. Then there's fluoride. Adjusting the fluoride content of water would cut OUT!! tooth decay by half and benefit working class children most.

The system produces dentists who are primed for cheque-book dental care, but at least with pure private practice know what game is being played. Mos dentists cannot find sufficient private patients so they attempt to ucus vu pout cose wue cau va! privately and filling the rest of their books with the parts of NHS dentistry which pay the most.

The result is that it is hard to obtain dentures or bridges on the NHS, or for children to be u Calcu Dentists forgotten the ethics and joined the 'Nash bash'. Some happily admit to first and secona class treatment as belween private and NHS patients.

At present I offer only NHS dentistry ana oy never working out wien treatmen earns me the most I don't allow cash to in treatment planning. make a reauve v arge sum o moncy Since 1 pay a standard 50 per cent of my earnings to my principal, who supplies of the chair.

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