Man raging after being told he is 'too fat' for dental treatment
dailyrecord.co.ukA man has been left “insulted and upset” after being refused dental treatment because he was “too fat for the chair”. David Bottomley, from Penderyn in Wales, was “gobsmacked” after turning up at Dental Lounge in Glynneath on Friday, May 5, and being told that he couldn't be seen due to his weight.David, who weighs 22 stone, was a regular patient for a decade at the practice.
He claims that he has now been told never to return due to the way he spoke to staff in retaliation for the remarks.The 65-year-old retired pub landlord says that the incident should have been dealt with better, he told Wales Online: "In 2023 a dentist can't cater for people who are overweight.
It took me two hours to get to the dentist because I have to get two buses from Penderyn to Glynneath."I sat down after getting there and began filling in an app about myself.
About five minutes later while I was still filling it out she called me over and said: ‘Unfortunately sir you’re too big and our chairs will not be able to cope with your weight.’“I found it insulting.
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