DENTAL QUACKS IN WORLD : ROAD SIDE DENTISTRY
On a world scale dental quackery is most prevalent in Asian Countries. This is mostly because of low awareness regarding oral health.
Dental Quack Shop In Busy Streets of Delhi
This is Surinder Singh, 67 years old who has been practicing street dentistry in Delhi for past 40 years. He learned the tricks from his father and have been using it for almost half a century.
He says that most of his clients are poorest of the poor who can never afford any dental clinic. Such people have no where else to go for their dental problem.
The Photos below were published in DailyMail.co.uk and
were shot by Cover Asia Press in 2014
He adds that in the current time he gets around 5 to 6 patients a week earning around 3000 Indian rupees. 10 years back he used to make around 10 to 15 000 Indian rupees. (200 $)
When asked ” Does he know that it’s a legal crime to practice road side dentistry and he might land up in jail ?
He says ” Saab ! They want to put me in jail then let them put. Am 67 years old ! Too old to do any hard labor work and he doesn’t have any other skills than the road side dentistry tricks. If big doctors want to feel happy by putting a poor old man like me in jail … then let them do it.
What can I say ! I have to do it to help a bit in running my family. “
It was really a sad situation where dentistry was the only side loosing.
And the hopelessness with which Surinder Singh spoke evoked sympathy over the wide social & economical difference in Indian society.
