Dental Care in America: CBS News story

CBS News recently ran a story on the dental care situation in our country. There is a lot of attention paid to the 47 million Americans without medical insurance, but there is a lot less talk about the more than 100 million without any type of dental coverage. This is a terrible problem because many don't realize just how important dental care is to a persons overall health. If ignored, bacteria & infections in the mouth can lead to things like heart disease, diabetes & Chronic Heartburn just to name a few.
Not long ago there was a story in the news about a 12 year old boy in Baltimore that died because an infection in his mouth spread to his brain. This incident got a lot of press but sadly it isn't an isolated event. Tooth decay is the number one childhood health issue and thousands of school days are lost every year due to tooth pain.
This problem isn't only with children. Harvard University did a study & asked people "If there was universal health care what would you take care of first?" the number one answer, Teeth.
When ever there is free dental care offered people line up. That is where this news story begins. In Colorado a 1 day free dental clinic was set up with dentists from around the country donating their time. People started getting in line at 2:00 AM & kept showing up all day.
Inside they found grade school children that had never been to the dentist and had been experiencing pain for some time. There were also adults that had been putting off visits for some time. In every case the reason was money. One mother, who's care would have cost $1,000 said that is about the same as her rent. When faced with the decision she has to choose to put a roof over their heads.
This is a common dilemma, Dental care costs money so people put it off until they are in pain. By that time the cost of care has gone up to a price that they definitely can't afford. This has lead experts to say that we are in danger of becoming a third world nation in the area of dental health. For the richest nation in the world this is inexcusable.

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