In message 485d1aea@qaanaaq, at 16:14:50 on Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Andy
Hall remarked:

My dentist gave up NHS work on the grounds that there came a point
where he was forced to cut so many corners he felt the quality of
care he could offer at the price was unacceptable.
He should examine his cost base.

That goes without saying, but must not be at the expense of equipment,
materials and facilities, and certainly not remuneration. In all
probability, little can be done about the cost of premises.

But there are choices about what premises to use. I've had dentists in
the last decade with offices variously above a suburban shop, in a
massive Edwardian mansion in a City centre and in a glitzy purpose built
"health centre" type location. I'm sure the costs of those vary a lot.

Based on the level of complaint about the difficulty in finding NHS
dentists, it is clear that it's no longer viable.

If they stick to the Porsche and 5-bed executive house lifestyle that
dentists were accustomed to in the 70's, viability is certainly an
issue.

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Roland Perry