A good set of teeth can set you back several thousand rupees in a licensed dental clinic. But in the aptly named ‘Dental Street’, just adjacent to Hyderabad’s iconic Charminar, lie informal dental shops that do the job for a few hundred rupees.
(Image: 7MB) The aptly named dental streetThe vast majority of Indians suffer from gum diseases, with half the population yet to adopt daily use of a toothbrush, according to a survey by the Indian Dental Association. Those who inevitably suffer from various dental problems turn to these street clinics for a cheap fix.
A far cry from the sanitised surroundings of licensed dental clinics, these informal shops keep their wares on public display.
Some of these establishments are fourth-generation family ventures.
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