Correct. Straight teeth are regarded as a cosmetic exercise and so taxpayers aren't burdened with the cost. Plenty of people in Britain still have private insurance if they want. In the USA you don't get a choice. It's bankruptcy if you get sick. Too bad.

Hey, when its free and the government gives it to you, it doesn't cost you anything, does it? LOL

Socialized medicine and cosmetic dentistry DO NOT have anything to do with one another. In countries with socialized medicine, medical care is provided, without direct charge or need for insurance coverage, to everyone for all medical care deemed critical (so, pretty much everything, honestly, from smallish things like showing up at the Emergency Room because you're not feeling well all the way up to the big things like cancer treatment). Anything that is deemed cosmetic (like most dental-related issues, for instance) are things you are required to pay for on your own if you desire it. Also, learning about things is not particularly hard if you care to try. Just imagine how much better off you'd be if the time you spent typing uninformed comments on the internet was instead spent informing yourself about things!

Exaggerated rubbish. Most have decent teeth not false looking teeth like the Americans. You are all just jealous, look at the natural messes above?

All these Americans trying to guess what is available from the British health service. Actually, orthodontistry is available for free up until 18. Yes, Americans might have nice teeth in general but you guys need them because you're always f*****g eating. I'd rather live in a country where people have crooked teeth but can also get out of their house without help from the fire department.