and coming up at 8:30pm on bbc news. disappearing dentists some people are going to extraordinary measure to do diy dentistry as they struggle to find affordable dental care. are we witnessing the death of nhs dentistry? let s start with some breaking news. around 7,000 households in surrey have been hit by a loss of water on one of the hottest days of the year. thames water has been handing out bottled water to people in cranleigh and dorking after what is described as technical issues at a water treatment works. supplies went off yesterday. thames says fixing the problem is not straightforward but some customers are starting to see water return. we have been talking about hosepipe bans and how many of them are already in place. but bans and how many of them are already in place. already in place. but it s likely that thames already in place. but it s likely that thames will already in place. but it s likely that thames will start - already in place. but it s likely t
i ve extracted 13 of my own teeth. danielle, a busy working single mum needs help. terrible gum disease is wrecking her teeth. as her gums recede, teeth that were perfectly healthy start to become wobbly. there is excruciating nerve pain, abscesses and a risk of infection. eventually the teeth becomes so loose, danielle can just pull them out. more than a dozen teeth she s pulled out herself. so those are, those are big teeth. big teeth, yes. and you can see there s no sort of decayed on the teeth. it s not like you have fillings or decay in the teeth themselves. no, my teeth are all relatively fine. it s all this mess is what is going on below the gum line. i m 42 years old and i can t eat and i can t drink. and i m on painkillers every day. i m not a 90 year old woman. this shouldn t be happening to me now. seven years ago, she did have a dentist. but then the dental surgery started to cancel appointments. just got a letter through the post saying we re closing. and that wa
we have travelled the country, recording the stories of those suffering because they can t find a dentist. i am my own dentist at home every week. it is demoralising. it is horrendous. i shouldn t feel that this holds me back, but it does, of course it does. our team of researchers has found thousands of dental practices right across the uk, carrying out the most comprehensive research into access to nhs dentistry in decades. what it reveals is that some areas are now essentially dental deserts. it raises the question, are we witnessing the death of nhs dentistry? t witnessing the death of nhs dentistry? witnessing the death of nhs dentist ? ., .,. witnessing the death of nhs dentist ? ., ., ,
patients, you know. we ve traveled the country recording the stories of those who are suffering because they can t find a dentist. i make my own dentures at home every week. - it is demoralising, it s horrendous. you sit and you think, i m an educated person, i shouldn t feel that this holds me back but it does, of course it does. our team of researchers has phoned thousands of dental practices right across the uk carrying out the most comprehensive research into access to nhs dentistry in decades. what it reveals is that some areas are now essentially dental deserts and that raises the question are we witnessing the death of nhs dentistry?