新奇事件簿 越來(lái)越多的英國(guó)人自己修理牙齒

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People in Britain can now repair their own teeth. They can buy special dental kits in supermarkets to fix fillings (called cavities in the USA) and repair caps and crowns. The kits can cost as little as $7. Many people are buying these kits because they cannot afford to go to the dentist. The cost of having a tooth filled at a dentist in England can cost up to $70, which is ten times higher than the price of the dental kit. One of the biggest selling products is a kit called DenTek. Britons bought around 250,000 of these last year. Britain's Dental Health Foundation (DHF) said one in five people in the UK would do DIY dentistry on their own teeth or the teeth of family and friends. DIY dentistry includes actually pulling out a tooth.

如今，英國(guó)人可以自己修理牙齒。他們可以在超市中購(gòu)買到能夠處理齲齒、鑲牙的牙具。牙具的價(jià)錢只有7美元。由于沒(méi)錢看牙醫(yī)，人們可以購(gòu)買牙具來(lái)解決問(wèn)題。在英格蘭，補(bǔ)牙的費(fèi)用高達(dá)70美元，價(jià)錢是牙具的10倍還要多。最暢銷的牙具叫作“DenTek”。去年，英國(guó)人購(gòu)買了25萬(wàn)套這樣的牙具。英國(guó)牙齒保健基金會(huì)稱五個(gè)英國(guó)人當(dāng)中就有一個(gè)人自己處理牙齒問(wèn)題，或者是幫助處理家人或朋友的牙齒問(wèn)題。這些問(wèn)題包括拔牙。

Britain is famous for the quality of its free health service. However, this service does not include dental work. The fact that DIY dentistry is increasing so quickly in Britain shows that there is a lot of poverty and inequality in the country. The poorest people cannot afford to go to the dentist. A spokeswoman fora local community in Scotland said: "DIY dentistry is fairly common here. They sell a lot of those dental kits – you can buy them in [supermarkets]. And you've got people taking care of their whole family's teeth." The DHF said many people would rather spend their money on a haircut or a night out than on their teeth. She said different people place different importance on visiting the dentist.

英國(guó)的免費(fèi)醫(yī)療名揚(yáng)海外。但是，這樣的服務(wù)卻不包括牙齒。事實(shí)上，自行解決牙齒疾病的趨勢(shì)在英國(guó)迅速擴(kuò)大，這表明有許多英國(guó)人都處于貧困水平，社會(huì)不公正。窮人沒(méi)錢看牙。蘇格蘭當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)發(fā)言人稱：“自行解決牙病在這里非常普遍。這里銷售許多牙具，你可以在超市中買到。你全家的牙病都有了著落。”英國(guó)牙齒保健基金會(huì)稱人們寧愿把錢扔到剪發(fā)，晚上出玩，也不愿意花在看牙上。她說(shuō)人們對(duì)看牙醫(yī)的重視程度因人而異。