Victims of the drill

It is now widely recognised that dentistry based mainly on the restoration of teeth has failed to deliver dental health to our patients. There is an urgent need for GDPs to face up to the full implications of this failure and implement a truly preventive practice philosophy. We must also recognise the particular plight of our patients with very heavily restored dentitions who are the real victims of the drill and fill culture of the last 40 years. There must be no more additions to their ranks.