老年妇女在英格兰西南部长期等待国家保健服务的牙科护理,因此可以自拔牙齿。 Elderly woman extracts own teeth due to long wait for NHS dental care in southwest England.

Linda Colla, 76岁,来自德文的Otteyry St Mary, 已经在NHS牙科候诊名单上待了近七年。 Linda Colla, 76, of Ottery St Mary, Devon, has been on an NHS dental waiting list for nearly seven years. 由于无法找到国家医疗服务系统牙医或负担私人护理费用,Colla因剧烈疼痛被迫拔除自己的三颗牙齿。 Unable to find an NHS dentist or afford private care, Colla was forced to extract three of her own teeth due to severe pain. 她希望她的故事能凸显英格兰西南部的牙科危机。 She hopes her story will highlight the dental crisis in southwest England.