[HIGHLIGHTS] Due to lack of access to healthcare, more and more Britons are pulling their own teeth

The United Kingdom's public oral health system is at a standstill. Unable to afford to turn to the private sector, many patients say they are forced to play dentist.

More and more dentists are abandoning the public system in favor of private care, which is more remunerative and much more expensive. According to OECD data, the United Kingdom has 49 dentists per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest rate among the G7 countries.. The British government unveiled on February 7 a system aimed at encouraging dentists to accept new patients and to set up in under-covered areas.