Claim: One in five Britons are resorting to 'DIY dentistry' due to a drought of NHS dental appointments, according to a recent poll.
Fact-check: Poll didn't find 20% of Britons are resorting to 'DIY dentistry' - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't true. the poll, carried out by the liberal democrats, found that approximately a quarter of respondents had failed to get an appointment with their local nhs dentist over the past year. of those, 21% resorted to either attempting dentistry on themselves, or asked a friend or family member to do it for them.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-09-23T00:00:00