{"id":4683,"date":"2021-08-21T14:41:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T14:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=4683"},"modified":"2021-08-21T14:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T14:41:55","slug":"london-dungeon-summer-show-has-real-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/london-dungeon-summer-show-has-real-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"London Dungeon summer show has real bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>THE SUMMER SHOW at the London Dungeon runs till the end of August. The show offers visitors, young and old, an insight into the history of dentistry, with the chance to try out a Victorian dentist\u2019s chair thrown in.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There\u2019s more about the history of dentistry too. Back in the 17th century, toothache was thought to be the result of little worms burrowing into the teeth and gums. Later, anatomist John Hunter wrote <em>The Natural History of Human Teeth<\/em>. His scientific approach put an end to the worm theory and introduced the idea of tooth transplants. Unfortunately, transplant teeth were either wooden or were \u201cdonated\u201d by the dead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To highlight the standard of dentistry and tooth care of Victorian times, the London Dungeon has released photos of modern-day public figures, taken with a filter to give them the teeth they may have had in Victorian times. The rich and famous are perhaps more usually seen with teeth that have been improved, at great cost. The Dungeon suggests that the sight of them without this expensive treatment is repulsive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maybe your young people will be scared by the Summer Show and become enthusiastic, twice-daily brushers as a result. However, it\u2019s not just a lack of enthusiasm that causes sub-standard dental care in our young people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tower Hamlets, for example, has one of the highest rates of tooth decay in the UK \u2013 despite the Council and NHS spending out on fluoride varnishing, freebie toothbrushing kits and education in the borough\u2019s primary schools. Tower Hamlets is also a borough in which it is still very hard to find an NHS dentist. Even if you can find an NHS dentist, free dental treatment is only available to children and adults on benefits or women who are pregnant or have had a baby. Other adults are charged a minimum of \u00a323.80 for a check-up and between \u00a365.20 and \u00a3282.80 for treatment of any problems the check-up finds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dentistry is not just a cosmetic process.\u00a0 Dentists may also spot signs of mouth cancer. Yet the cost of a visit can be very hard to find for someone whose income is low, but above benefits levels. It would be nice to think that the Dungeon\u2019s Summer Show would be a reminder that discrimination on grounds of income was not left behind in the Victorian era, but continues today \u2013 and that the UK\u2019s commitment to the NHS being universally \u201cfree at the point of need\u201d should be extended to dentistry. Go take a look \u2013 and think on\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cf<\/span>Show details:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe London Dungeon\u2019s Summer Show is included in the standard ticket price. For tickets, go to:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedungeons.com\/london\/tickets-prices\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">London Dungeon Tickets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u25cfTo catch up with the news in East London, go to:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">East London News<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfWatch East London\u2019s weekly news magazine programme,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">live at 10pm every Tuesday and on demand all week:<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VodTalk\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>The Tuesday Show<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE SUMMER SHOW at the London Dungeon runs till the end of August. 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