A young man was wheeled into a hospital 'leaking blood' from his mouth after he tried to pull out his own painful teeth with a set of pliers, an MP has revealed.
The horror story was revealed in the House of Commons during a debate on the urgent state of dentistry in the country. Labour MP Barbara Keeley, who represents the Worsley and Eccles South constituency in Salford, told fellow MPs of the man's utter desperation.
She said he was 'wheeled into' the Royal Bolton Hospital's A&E department in 'great pain' after taking pliers to his own teeth because he couldn't access dental care. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go. Under ministers' £200 million NHS dentistry plan unveiled this week, dentists will be offered cash to accept new patients and given £20,000 incentives to work in under-served communities.