USA - 2 days of free dental care for needy kids helps, but won't solve the problem
"Consider this: You are a teenager. You have a toothache but can't afford dental treatment. The toothache is causing such discomfort that you are willing to take four city buses across town to be cared for by a dentist willing to see you for free.
Or consider this: You are an immigrant parent of a first grader. Your child has a hurting mouth but you have no money to pay to see a dentist. You save money for a month to pay for the dental care. And now, your child has such a severe problem that the only solution is to extract the tooth.
These stories seem implausible in this nation with the richest available health care. And yet, these are real-life stories from right here in Minnesota and what we dentists see and hear with increasing frequency."
...Research shows that tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting 50 percent of U.S. first graders. Nationally, more than one-half of children ages 6 to 8 have tooth decay, and one-third of it goes untreated. We can do better than that.
98% fluoridated Minnesota: NYSCOF
Or consider this: You are an immigrant parent of a first grader. Your child has a hurting mouth but you have no money to pay to see a dentist. You save money for a month to pay for the dental care. And now, your child has such a severe problem that the only solution is to extract the tooth.
These stories seem implausible in this nation with the richest available health care. And yet, these are real-life stories from right here in Minnesota and what we dentists see and hear with increasing frequency."
...Research shows that tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting 50 percent of U.S. first graders. Nationally, more than one-half of children ages 6 to 8 have tooth decay, and one-third of it goes untreated. We can do better than that.
98% fluoridated Minnesota: NYSCOF
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