In the United Kingdom we're regulated by the General Dental Council. This body solely exists to protect the public from bad dentistry. We're also simply covered by indemnity and insurances so that if there are problems, there is a financial redress for patients If things go badly wrong and it can't be fixed easily. There's not an NHS dentist in the country that would touch one of these cases. I'll speak particularly about England's apologies to my Scottish, Welsh and non-Irish cousins. It's based on basic services so you are contracted with basic care to your patients. The word dentists are enumerated. If I do 10 crowns, I would lose money so no
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