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People in Britain can now repair their teeth. They can buy dental kits in supermarkets to fix fillings (called in the USA) and repair caps and crowns. The kits can cost as as $7. Many people are buying these kits because they cannot to go to the dentist. The cost of having a tooth filled at a dentist in England can cost up to $70, which is ten times higher than the price of the dental . One of the biggest selling products is a kit called DenTek. Britons bought around 250,000 of last year. Britain's Dental Health Foundation (DHF) said one in five people in the UK would do DIY on their own teeth or the of family and friends. DIY dentistry includes pulling out a tooth.

Britain is famous for the of its free health service. However, this does not include dental work. The fact that DIY dentistry is increasing so in Britain shows that there is a lot of and inequality in the country. The poorest people cannot afford to go to the dentist. A spokeswoman for a community in Scotland said: "DIY dentistry is fairly here. They sell a lot of those dental kits – you can buy them in [supermarkets]. And you've got people taking of their whole family's teeth." The DHF said many people would spend their money on a haircut or a out than on their teeth. She said different people place different on visiting the dentist.

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