How difficult is it to get a dental appointment in Liverpool?
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00:00I've been trying to get an NHS dentist since before Covid, and I cannot get one.
00:10I mean, I've lost half my teeth since, and the ones that I've got left, they keep falling out.
00:19I ring up, I want to see the dentist, blah, blah, blah, and he says,
00:24Two days' time or three days, it all depends. It's like the hospital.
00:30For the likes of me, I mean, I'm a pensioner. I have to pay NHS charges,
00:37but I mean, I would love to be able to pay NHS charges, but I just don't have the chance.
00:45The last time I went to the dentist was about ten years ago.
00:49I got a quote for privates, you know, for a full set on, what's his name, extractions and that.
00:57It's nearly £2,000.