USA - Decaying Care: Loss of dental benefits leads to larger problems

Decaying Care: Loss of dental benefits leads to larger problems

"Everyone from poor adults to disabled people and low-income seniors were left with no access to dentists, unless they could scrape up enough money to pay the bills."

"It will cover emergency tooth extractions for adults, so some people are waiting for excruciating toothaches to be deemed an emergency.

Once the tooth is taken out, Medi-Cal doesn't pay for a bridge to replace it, potentially exposing the patient to more tooth decay or gum disease."

In California where almost a billion dollars is being spent to add fluoride chemicals into public water supplies with taxpayer money derived from cigarette taxes that is "laundered" through tax-exempt, well-meaning but misguided child advocacy groups:NYSCOF