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Nick Lawrence ,
BBC News |
2010-01-18
Julia Vorley has travelled from Alrewas in Staffordshire to Budapest, Hungary, to get essential dental treatment.
In doing so, the 40-year-old account executive joins a growing band of people looking towards continental Europe for treatment which, quite simply, is not available on the NHS.
According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of people seeking treatment abroad has more than doubled since a change in way NHS dentists are paid.
Since 2006, NHS dentists are paid for "units of dental activity" - meaning a dentist can end up out of pocket when providing complex treatment.
Not surprisingly, a 2008 parliamentary report reveals complex treatment undertaken by NHS dentists has dropped since the scheme's introduction.
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