Seven years to visit the dentist was simply too long to wait for Linda Colla, who was forced to pull out her own teeth due to the pain. Colla, 75, began experiencing problems with gum disease and her ...

Residents in Swindon have resorted to ‘pulling out their own teeth' after a lack of NHS dentists has left families forced to go private or live in pain. Phillippa Gabriel is one of over 40 residents ...

An Alaska dentist accused of fraud and unnecessarily sedating patients also performed a procedure while riding a wheeled, motorized vehicle known as a hoverboard, authorities said. Prosecutors charged ...

Patients across England face a postcode lottery for NHS dental care, with many travelling miles to get an appointment and some even resorting to pulling out their own teeth. Access is getting “worse” ...

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll ...

People in urgent need of dental care are resorting to pulling their own teeth out, the patient watchdog has found. Those who experience a broken tooth, abscess or severe tooth pain should be able to ...