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

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