OUR NHS and state school system give us free services available to all, or there are privately-financed services for those who choose them and can afford to pay.
Not so if you need a dentist.
Privately-financed dentists are available to all but a free national service is only available to a lucky few.
In the 1930s, when our economy was only a fraction of what it is now, free dental clinics were available for all school children.
Surely, it is not beyond us now to provide free clinics offering the full range of dental care for those who are excluded by private practice.
Our political representatives should give us the choice while they still can.
Leighton Croft,
Clifton, York.
Updated: 11:57 Saturday, May 22, 2004
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