[Dean's World] Andrew Cory: The Best system in the world.

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Posted by Andrew Cory:
The Best system in the world.
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1193071270.shtml


   Most of you have probably seen [1]this "Falling numbers of state
   dentists in England has led to some people taking extreme measures,
   including extracting their own teeth, according to a new study
   released Monday."

   This has lead many of us Americans to pat ourselves on the back,
   congratulating ourselves on our high quality of dentistry. After all,
   in our country of pay-for-play dentistry, we have [2]plenty of
   dentists. And we never have to pull our own teeth...

   Well: I got an Email this morning, from a friend here in the US: "I
   just saved myself about $300 last night, albeit painfully. I pulled a
   good chunk of my own wisdom tooth out, by hand. Yep. I'm that stupid.
   Or rather, I was that desperate to break off the shard that kept
   cutting my tongue and mouth up all night, and happened to have some
   prescription motrin laying around still, to dull the massive pain that
   came afterwards."

   Does she have insurance? Of course she does. Can she afford to use it?
   Not even a little. Still: Good to know that we Americans have the best
   health care in the world!

References

   1. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20071015/tuk-britain-health-dentists-a7ad41d_1.html
   2. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/business/11decay.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all&oref=slogin&oref=slogin