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Foreign News
April 25, 1947
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Post-war Berlin: Black market inflates false teeth costs to 1,000 marks from pre-war 100-150; dentists, halved by war, favor private payers over socialized medicine subscribers due to material shortages.
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Black Market Puts Bite On False Teeth
BERLIN. -(AP)- A new set of uppers costs a German 1,000 marks today as against the pre war price of 100 to 150 marks ($40 to $60 at the $.40 per mark rate).
The reason is that material must be obtained on the black market, mainly in the British zone, the Berlin press reported.
Gypsum, for example, which used to cost 5 marks a hundredweight now is worth 180 marks. Instruments also must be purchased by dentists on the black market.
As a result, the press said, Berlin dentists, whose numbers have been reduced by the war from 4,201 to 2,148, are turning away sick-fund subscribers under Germany's socialized medicine scheme for private patients who can afford to pay high prices.
BERLIN. -(AP)- A new set of uppers costs a German 1,000 marks today as against the pre war price of 100 to 150 marks ($40 to $60 at the $.40 per mark rate).
The reason is that material must be obtained on the black market, mainly in the British zone, the Berlin press reported.
Gypsum, for example, which used to cost 5 marks a hundredweight now is worth 180 marks. Instruments also must be purchased by dentists on the black market.
As a result, the press said, Berlin dentists, whose numbers have been reduced by the war from 4,201 to 2,148, are turning away sick-fund subscribers under Germany's socialized medicine scheme for private patients who can afford to pay high prices.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Black Market
False Teeth
Berlin Prices
Dental Materials
Post War Economy
German Dentists
Where did it happen?
Berlin
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Berlin
Outcome
false teeth prices risen from 100-150 marks pre-war to 1,000 marks; dentists reduced from 4,201 to 2,148; prioritizing private patients over sick-fund subscribers
Event Details
Black market in British zone drives up costs for dental materials like gypsum (from 5 to 180 marks per hundredweight) and instruments; Berlin dentists turning away socialized medicine patients for those who can pay high prices