Yeah sadly almost all NHS dentists went private in the late 90s / early 2000s due to govmt mismanagement, so it's almost as bad as the US cost wise to get your teeth fixed unless it's at emergency treatment (immediate removal) level.
The only people I've heard of that had emergency treatment didn't have anything positive to say about it 😕
At this point if the NHS started doing it again they'd be drowned in cases for some time.
You're English?! Jesus, I had no idea. Not cross my mind despite seeing you online at this hour all the time. Yep, we got out of that hell hole while satan's lovechild the witch was still pm, and as the white flight from aparthaeid South Africa was flowing in with their racism. Been living here since in various states. I go back every other year when I can financially and see extended family or old friends who were too in deep before realising they couldn't bail out. Only worth it if you've bought a house in the country and most of the good places have become home to acid heads, unfortunately. I may retire back there but the only top side of it will be the nearly non existent gun crime if the gov of t manage to do away with health services. I'm ok today but idk where I will b in 10 or 15 years time health wise.
Just had a chat with an old chldhood friend the other day who spent six months kicking around nhs offices to get his hormone panel checked out and ended up seeking private treatment with an immediate referral. Another very distant pal's wife's something got wafted around with bullshit for months and is now on her dying bed due to nhs lacking due dilligence. you'd argue this is the state of all government healthcare but the nhs is a fraction of what it used to be. the dutch have a decent system but they're all quite fit due to riding around and not eating the crap we did growing up in the 70s and 80s. Still remember this woman my nan was friends with who'd love black pepper, pickled horseradish and iirc flora spread sandwiches on toasted cheap bread for her tea. even a dog wouldn't eat such crap.
there's not much difference here. they pack in sugar with everything and sadly I've become accustomed to the taste over time. I try to watch what I eat . the processed food consumption back home is higher now than it was a 20 years ago and obviously from my time there but it's much higher in america. people seem chuffed to eat a bag of crisps and maybe some precooked sausage in a sugary white bun over a nice meat of roast beef, mutton or chicken with vegetables and some roasties.