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

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