Dentists are begging women in their 50s to stop making this mistake

When did you last go to the dentist? If you're anything like me, booking an appointment often falls to the bottom of your priorities list – not helped by the fact that it can be tricky to get an appointment in the first place, with recent stats showing that 5.6 million people are currently unable to get an appointment in the UK.

While it might seem of low importance to make regular dental appointments when there's so much other life admin to keep up with, for many patients, it leads to tooth loss, with dentist Dr. Gülay Akay urging people in midlife in particular not to delay dental appointments.

"Many people delay regular dental check-ups, often ignoring early problems until tooth loss occurs," she says. "Sadly, we're seeing more and more of this in British patients who are unable to ac