Streetside dentists still popular in India
These unlicensed operators are providing an essential service to the poor who can't afford to go to a clinic
Bangalore
IGNORING noisy buses and curious onlookers, street dentist Allah Baksh plunges his hands into a patient's mouth to fit a sparkling set of dentures for US$12 in the Indian city of Bangalore.
With his plastic stool, mirror and glass cases of teeth on display, Mr Baksh is among hundreds of such dentists frowned upon by their licensed counterparts. But the 54-year-old insists he is providing an essential service to tens of millions of poor who cannot afford a visit to a clinic.
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