When finding a dentist is like pulling teeth.

• Position: Britain faces deficiency of dentists - Brief article

William Kelly, 43, of Rochdale, England, couldn't get professional, treatment for his aching tooth. Finally, he says, "I snapped it out myself." Kelly's predicament is due in large part to deficiencies in Britain's state-financed dental service: There are too few dentists for too many people. Discouraged by what they say is the assembly-line nature of their job, dentists are leaving the National Health Service (NHS) and going into private practice. Every time Kelly tried to sign up with an NHS dentist--lining...