Twelve hours in line at the dentist or the patient lottery. Commute, advises Šmucler
In November, people in the Czech Republic queued for hours twice for the opening of a new dental surgery. Even so, many did not get in. Dentists are concentrated in the larger towns and cities, and often do not want to go to the periphery. So people have to commute to the dentist. According to the head of the Chamber of Dentists, Roman Šmucler, the rural dentist is a relic of socialism and it is right to concentrate care in larger centres.
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Dentists artificially delay procedures so they can charge insurance companies more money. But they’re breaking the law
We’re full. The earliest we can book you in is five months, many patients at the dentist hear. Unless they are in a lot of pain, they have to wait a long time for treatment. According to the head of the Czech Dental Chamber, Roman Šmucler, this is often not just due to a lack of available capacity. They are trying to make more money.
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