In the air-conditioned reception area of a dental clinic in Istanbul, British patients wait for their appointments.

A patient came in to have multiple teeth extracted under anesthesia on March 28, 2018. The patient reported a history of kidney trouble on dialysis, diabetes, swollen ankles, arthritis or joint ...

Multiple cavities, including one that had caused so much decay that a bottom left molar would probably have to be extracted. I felt at fault, yet defensive.