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It seems like it's mostly the UK, to be honest. I'm sure I'll draw a lot of hate and discontent from this, but from what I have seen, the dental hygiene in most of Europe does not seem to be on the same level as the United States.
It's not just the straight teeth that American clamor for, but from a lot of Europeans, primarily the British, it would seem that dirty or bad teeth are very common over there. Why is this?
If you have been to Scandinavia you will discover that they have good teeth comparing to Americans. That is what you get when dentistry is socialized.
The dentist is somewhat expensive here as well, if you are over 18, not in full-time education, unemployed, pregnant or elderly. Basically, if you work full-time, you pay for dental work.
The dentist is somewhat expensive here as well, if you are over 18, not in full-time education, unemployed, pregnant or elderly. Basically, if you work full-time, you pay for dental work.
The U.S. nowadays has incredibly expensive dental treatment, and none is covered by insurance, so LOTS of people (and let's leave Hollywood stars, the wealthy, and the upper middle class out of this - in other words anyone who can afford a dentist) here, have rotting teeth, horrific breath (a sign of rotting teeth), and/or false teeth (via those cheap false teeth businesses that have sprung up like weeds all over the U.S.)
There was a time when the U.S. was doing better *and* dentistry was not outrageously and impossibly expensive, and folks could at least get their cavities filled. Now? Not so much. In fact, right now the best dentistry "deal" out there is orthodontics, which is several thousand. Aside from that? Not a darn thing.
Dental offices do offer high interest bank loans for all those who can't afford dentistry though!
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Originally Posted by ColdAilment
It seems like it's mostly the UK, to be honest. I'm sure I'll draw a lot of hate and discontent from this, but from what I have seen, the dental hygiene in most of Europe does not seem to be on the same level as the United States.
It's not just the straight teeth that American clamor for, but from a lot of Europeans, primarily the British, it would seem that dirty or bad teeth are very common over there. Why is this?
The U.S. nowadays has incredibly expensive dental treatment, and none is covered by insurance, so LOTS of people (and let's leave Hollywood stars, the wealthy, and the upper middle class out of this - in other words anyone who can afford a dentist) here, have rotting teeth, horrific breath (a sign of rotting teeth), and/or false teeth (via those cheap false teeth businesses that have sprung up like weeds all over the U.S.)
There was a time when the U.S. was doing better *and* dentistry was not outrageously and impossibly expensive, and folks could at least get their cavities filled. Now? Not so much. In fact, right now the best dentistry "deal" out there is orthodontics, which is several thousand. Aside from that? Not a darn thing.
Dental offices do offer high interest bank loans for all those who can't afford dentistry though!
I bet it is less expensive than in Norway. How much do you pay for a regular check-up?
Check ups are cheap here because all they do is look, but anything you need to get done, get ready to rob a bank!!!
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Originally Posted by cmptrwlt
I bet it is less expensive than in Norway. How much do you pay for a regular check-up?
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