The One Show talks NHS dentistry

The episode featured Danielle, who has been trying to find an NHS dentist for five years. It is explained that the delays “have prompted her to take drastic action”.

Danielle told Rezzy Ghadjar, “The pain just got so bad that I had no other choice, that I just had to remove them.” She then proceeds to show the 12 teeth she has taken out herself.

She explained her struggle, “I would ring a dentist because I could feel my teeth getting loose and I would get told the same thing – that no one was taking on NHS patients anymore.”

Danielle also shared that her inability to receive care has taken a toll on her, admitting, “It’s my personality almost taken away, because I love chatting to people and smiling to people, but I’m hiding because I don’t want them to see my mouth, I don’t want them to hear me speak.”