From the People Who Brought You Yummy Toothpaste

I'm sure Michael Moore would be absolutely shocked to find out the following -

Brits Resort to Pulling Own Teeth

"England has a two-tier dental care system with some dentists offering publicly subsidized treatment through the National Health Service and others performing more expensive private work.

But more than three-quarters of those polled said they had been forced to pay for private treatment because they had been unable to find an NHS dentist. Almost a fifth said they had refused dental treatment because of the cost."

Some used pliers to remove their teeth and others glued broken crowns back in. I had a buddy in college who did that once. The glue thing, that is.

'Ave A Cuppa (but take keh rohf ya teef)

More news on the benefits of tea from British website ThirdAge. They sure know tea over in the UK, but they're not known for their expertise on dental data.

HOWEVER, another article on the same website discusses the "mounting evidence of a link between gum disease and heart disease".

"Don't floss all your teeth; just the ones you want to keep."

-Robert H. Hill, II, D.D.S. (It's also in a Far Side comic.)