Thursday, December 15, 2016

Dentists Fail Arizona Residents

Because most dentists prefer to treat the water of and not the teeth of low income Americans,
in Arizona, Emergency Rooms are the go-to treatment option for more than 45,000 people with dental problems from 2010 to 2015.

The state’s Medicaid program (the taxpayers) picked up the tab for 41 percent of these cases — nearly 19,000 visits. At an average of $749 per visit, that’s quite a chunk of public dollars going to treat something that could be prevented at a dentist’s office for about a third of the cost.

Arizona lawmakers ponder dental therapy to address shortage - Watchdog.org