Thursday, October 01, 2009

The American Way of Dentistry: Why poor folks are short on teeth. - By June Thomas - Slate Magazine

The American Way of Dentistry: Why poor folks are short on teeth. - By June Thomas - Slate Magazine:

"American dentists provide outstanding care to the people who can afford it, but they are failing the other half of the nation that can't."

"In 2007, the difficulty Medicaid recipients experience acquiring dental treatment hit the news when Deamonte Driver, a 12-year-old from Prince George's County, Md., died after bacteria from an untreated dental abscess spread to his brain."