Almost a fifth said they had refused dental treatment because of the cost. In the process some are resorting to DIY dentistry. Take Mark Cowley, a furniture restorer from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire ...

The Liberal Democrat’s health spokeswoman Helen Morgan MP said: “As more and more patients are forced to perform dangerous DIY dentistry, it’s like pulling teeth trying to get ministers to ...

A health provider is working to improve access to NHS dentists where some patients resort to DIY dentistry. A clinic is to open in Plymouth where dental students will treat patients in urgent need ...