my teeth were mutilated in 2000 ,when i went to a 'free' dentist with a tooth ache,in 98 they said i only needed a clean, in 2000 i got my free clean, the dentist etched all the gum lines and gaps , now they are rotting at the base and fillings falling out ,so far 3 have been ripped out , and fillings when they break are just refilled [not removing the decay, sack the free dentists subsidise private [via medibank ,to go to a real dentist[of our choice