Grant Lakey, 58, pulled out four teeth at his home in Bromley, south east London, before taking out a a £6,000 loan to have six implants in Turkey after failing to get access to an NHS dentist
A plumber has told how he yanked out four of his teeth with string because he was unable to access an NHS dentist as a damning report says one in ten Brits have been forced to do DIY dentistry.
Grant Lakey, 58, has been forced thousands of pounds into debt to pay to have teeth replaced abroad because no dental practices locally were accepting NHS patients.
The father-of-two lost some of his upper teeth in an accident at work which meant his lower teeth started to come loose.
Grant tried all six local dentists near his home in Bromley, southeast London, before taking out a £6,000 loan to have six implants fitted in Turkey.