Toothache sufferers put off by extortionate dental fees risk overdosing on painkillers

Nurse Michelle Goodman, from an NHS helpline, says more and more patients are accidentally overdosing on painkillers as they look to avoid soaring dental fees Rising dental costs have left patients with toothache at risk of overdosing on painkillers as they avoid expensive treatment, medics warn. Some 951,000 people dodged the dentist due to rising charges since Mr Cameron became Prime Minister in 2010, NHS England figures reveal.

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