Patients condemn high dentist costs

DENTISTS in France charge patients far too much for treatment, according to the results of a new poll.

A survey by top-up health insurer Pasteur Mutualité, published in Le Parisien, found 88% of people believed dentists' fees were overpriced.

Dentists came top of the list of medical specialists who were considered to represent the worst value for money.

Overall, 70% of the 1,000 respondents said the fees charged by specialist consultants were "too high".

Some 38% said they had changed their mind about buying a medicine based on its price, choosing generic non-branded products or those that are better reimbursed by the Assurance Maladie.

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