1.   Dentists had no financial incentive to extract teeth, he said.

2.   Dentists have a humble origin, in that they are part of the history of jewellery.

3.   The dentist had her assistant sterilise the instruments.

4.   But in areas such as Oxfordshire dentists have high overheads.

5.   Beyond the financial issues, he said, some dentists have an aversion to treating the poor.

6.   Dentists had to become nicer and visits less unpleasant.

7.   Does your dentist have a certificate of pain management on her wall?

8.   Forensic dentists have had remarkable success even in mass fatalities, when there may be a lot of fragmentation of the bodies or only a few teeth are recovered.

9.   If it has, the dentist then has to evaluate whether a root canal is needed.

10.   If your child needs to be sedated for treatment, make sure the dentist has had the appropriate training and equipment to practice on young children.