Some people in Bridlington are turning to DIY dentistry because they can't see someone on the NHS
The town has a particularly severe shortage of dentists
Last updated 31st Oct 2022
There's evidence some people in Bridlington are turning to DIY dentistry because they're not able to see someone on the NHS.
There's been a huge shortage of dentists in the town since the local Orthodontics centre shut in April.
Becky Crozier wasn't able to see one for over a year and turned to "makeshift" filling.
She now wants local dentists to publicise if they have availability.
We asked about how she'd coped with the situation.
She told us: "What I do at the moment is, you know, what you can get at the pharmacy, it's basically like having a filling but one that you put in and it lasts a couple of weeks."
"Basically once that falls out I'll redo it."
"However I don't know if it's clean or anything".
"Pre covid I had a great dentist, covid hit and they closed and I didn't get notified."
"When my fillings fell out I phoned up and they'd shut."
"I tried to get a new dentists and was told there's no dentists in Bridlington."
"I did get told there may be some in Driffield or further away."
"Obviously working full time, 2 kids, it's hard to get an appointment."
"I have to drink on side of my mouth, make sure what I'm eating."
"Normally you don't think about your teeth, now constantly I think, can I eat that".
"Is it too cold is it too crunchy?".