the same or not but we do get free health care but however its a waiting list which you have to wait for months for. If you had cancer you couldve deteriorated by then and maybe even have died so really its quite bad. Hi pinkroxy, thanks for your reply,  we have long waits for treatment on the NHS too. In emergency situations the care seems good to excellent, well that is my personal experience. All 3 daughters have had shoddy orthodontist work through an NHS dentist, I think it is terrible to have to pay later for corrective work that should have been done properly first time around. They have all looked after their teeth and have no fillings, I think it s rather sad that they didn't get good treatment first time around. Sometimes a higher initial cost is cheaper in the long run, my scalp is a classic example of that as 18 months on creams and shampoos haven't cleared the problem and yet 6 week course of tablets should clear the condition. You are right you have to learn to be pushy, it makes society not a nice place to live in. I know what you mean, I have heard bad things from our free public hospital too and it kind of puts you off and makes you feel uncomfortable. The thing is though when it comes to people's health you cant really put a price on that and that it should be done to a