Alex Higgins - shocking

[Liverpool]

One thing: why is his dental treatment not provided by the NHS?

Of course the immediate reason is that implants are seen as cosmetic and therefore not covered by the NHS but it seems quite clear to me that in this case it's quite wrong, in both moral and clinical terms.

And to think the NHS offered to fix my chipped tooth for free if it was damaging my self esteem.

[Neil Young]

And to think the NHS offered to fix my chipped tooth for free if it was damaging my self esteem.

How old were you then though? Under eighteen I bet.

[Liverpool]

18.

[Neil Young]

OK...In full time-secondary education?

I had to have an implant last year and couldn't get it on the NHS because it was deemed cosmetic. My self-esteem was under serious threat since it was one of the front top pair. They'd have given me a denture - like that was acceptable.

[Guest]

Why would Higgins have a teeth job if he can eat baby food without problems?

[Shaggy]

[Liverpool]

OK...In full time-secondary education?

I had to have an implant last year and couldn't get it on the NHS because it was deemed cosmetic. My self-esteem was under serious threat since it was one of the front top pair. They'd have given me a denture - like that was acceptable.

Well I'd just finished, ive cracked another one so ill tell you what happens this time.

[Neil Young]

Well I'd just finished, ive cracked another one so ill tell you what happens this time.

Thanks.

Although there was no need to go to that extreme - I could have found out about NHS dental policy in other ways. You've gone way beyond the call of duty there.

[Liverpool]

Oh

[Neil Young]

[Shanks]

Just had a text.

He's died apparently?

[-V-]

Yes. Passed away. R.I.P

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Yeah he's gone.

[-V-]

But why would someone text you that. Bit random

[Shanks]

But why would someone text you that. Bit random

My brother is a semi pro snooker player and he was watching Sky News..

Not that random really..