Get sent down to get your teeth fixed?

Prison dentistry is in crisis as well. Overall prisoners have very poor dental health.
problems with being moved at short notice , prison staffing levels , dental staffing levels etc mean it is very rare to finish a course of treatment , or in many cases actually start one. Health care , in general, in prisons is not good , appointments are often not able to be kept because there isn’t the staff to take prisoners backwards and forwards.

Before anyone mentions refugees this is also a total fallacy , they have even worse problems accessing NHS dentistry and eg Ukrainian refugees often return home to get treatment . As for what is provided in camps etc it is very ,very,very basic emergency treatment in conditions you would not wish on your worst enemy.

I remember a NHS Dentist once telling me he was obliged to ensure patients could chew and were pain free. Not sure if this is still the case but you might find your treatment would be extractions and dentures ( and a criminal record) rather than replacement crowns.

Courts are so backed up it takes at least 2 years for most cases to be heard so you'd be waiting a bloody long time still.

Nhs dentistry hospitals will do some work more cheaply than private. You could ask your dentist for a referral?

One of my work colleagues similar … neglected her teeth for years because NHS impossible to see dentist. So, she just doesn’t.

She does a lot of other body maintenance, and pays, but weirdly she thinks tooth care must be free. If she’d done basic Bupa dentist & paid over the years so likely be in better position now.

She pays for tattooos, lips, Botox, nails, hair color changes, spray tan …. I think annual cost of each of these would be more than routine dental care … years of tooth neglect, it’s now “thousands” to fix.

If going to dentist had influencers … and was trendy…
Maybe Bupa should combine dental care w lip plump, or tattoos.

I don't think you'd go down for not paying council tax. You'd have to do something serious, like being offensive on Twitter.

I'm not sure prison dentistry would include replacing crowns, more emergency work.

But you could always give it a go and report back..?

I might suggest this to my mother 😂 she desperately needs her teeth sorting and no funds to do it. Mind you, you may find they only do NHS removals? 😬

Assuming this is tongue in cheek 😆 but NHS dentristy needs an overhaul. It’s ridiculous that it’s so hard to get on the list.

I do think prisoners should be able to have dental treatment though, and it’s not like they can afford to go private. If that’s what you were getting at?

Yeah why not ......
Maybe you should do something 'more illegal' to quicken the whole process 🤯

Yeah if that's what you want to do.

Assuming you're an adult with your own mind?

It's not something most clear thinking individuals would do, but again if that's what you want you can always try it?

No-one's going to stop you.

Seems a bit extreme