If someone can find the money to pay for sex, they can find the money to pay for a dental check-up, even a privately.

Have to say I agree. I saw someone who didn't seem to be struggling financially but all his teeth were yellow, green or grey. I think he was an extremely heavy smoker, which was probably a factor, but even just 30 minutes with a hygienist once a year could have helped.

That said, smokiness aside, his breath wasn't anywhere near as bad as a client I saw a few times who more often than not had the most horrific halitosis. I had to drop him eventually as he wouldn't take my hints.

Sure, a check-up is affordable if you can get one, but advanced dental (ie: orthodontics) are wildly expensive outside of the NHS, and NHS dentists have become progressively harder to find. My previous day job was related to dentistry. I met many, many patients from varying socioeconomic backgrounds who would have benefited enormously from braces, jaw surgery, etc, but were not approved for NHS care or were unable to afford the treatment. Sorry to derail, I’m very passionate about affordable dental care.

But you don't need any of that to have clean teeth, I think that's the point.

Untreated dental problems can't be fixed by toothbrushing alone and whilst I'm happy for the posters who have never had difficulty accessing or paying for dental care, in some parts of the country they'd be living in cloud cuckoo land if they think this is easy. I have lots of missing teeth at the back of my mouth because of overcrowding, and another big gap nearer the front (from a tooth that could probably have been saved but the treatment was far too expensive to ever be available to me, so it was taken out) and there was nothing I could have done about any of it. The smug, judgemental crap is going to stop right now.

The worst bad breath I've ever encountered aside from heavy smoking was from tonsil stones - I don't have tonsils and nothing has ever made me gladder I didn't. It was truly foul, and the punter actually apologised when he came back (thankfully he'd had them sorted) 

Amy, I respect you enormously but I am most certainly not being smug or judgemental.

 I have had great difficult accessing affordable dental care which lead to me losing a tooth. Having had another tooth knocked out previously, this left me two missing teeth, one on either side of my mouth, both gaps were noticeable. As the bone was not packed, I could not get an implant either, something that would I could never have afforded either. However, I saved up to see someone privately and got a bridge on either side. Yes, it was eye-waveringly expensive but it was some of the best money I have ever spent on myself. I sacrificed a lot to be able to pay for this work, something that was entirely my choice. Just last year I broke a tooth and it needed to be crowned. I refused to see any clients during the month it took for treatment to be completed because I was somewhat paranoid my breath might not be the freshest/the feel of the temporary tooth would be an issue.

So yes, I do understand that for many, they will not do anything about missing or crooked teeth for a myriad of reasons. But that's all by the by anyway, it's about poor dental hygiene; it is not excusable and a valid reason to decline service.

You're quite right about tonsil stones too. Thankfully, I have no tonsils either!

I have imperfect teeth too and as a prossie it's always humbling to know that people spend money to be with me. For my part I very much welcome the man with eccentric teeth who has saved up to see a lady because he wants a nice experience. I have seen enough guys with pearly smiles to know that appearances aren't everything. Health is another matter entirely. Cosmetics are nice to have if you can afford it