Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Dental Double Standards

Intersting article on ethical issues surrounding dental care and going to war! Check it Out!

"Melanie Hanson, said she could not afford a root canal to save a painful abscessed tooth. When she raised enough money to have it pulled, the dentist refused on ethical grounds, saying the tooth could be saved."

"Among the nation's reservists, a common reason for not being sent to Iraq has been poor teeth"

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/28/business/28dental.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=oral%20health%20care&st=cse

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