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TEETH IN THE U.S. FOR THOSE WHO CAN AFFORD THEM

No Matter Your Politics
 
 
Photo: Jonathan Goetz, who got dental coverage a decade and a half ago for three months via the California State Assembly.
 
July 23, 2024 (Washington, D.C.) -- This week has been an incredibly wild ride for politics in the United States. One former president is targeted by an assassin’s bullet, and one soon-to-be former president drops out of his campaign for reelection. History is unfolding, and fear about the future is rising.
 
One constant certainty for every person residing in the U.S. of the free and the brave is the extraordinary profits made by health insurance corporations and the providers who deny care to millions of Americans who don’t present themselves with enough coverage or cash to afford needed care.

This article first appeared in Common Dreams and is 


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HOW BAD TEETH AND LACK OF DENTAL CARE CAN LEAD TO POVERTY, DISCRIMINATION

By Manuela Tobias | CALmatters

CALmatters is an independent public interest journalism venture covering California state politics and government.

Photo:  Fresno resident Gina Diaz-Nino is reluctant to go out in public because of her teeth. She has struggled to find quality dental care covered by MediCal. Photo by John Walker/The Fresno Bee

​October 18, 2019 (San Diego) - Gina Diaz-Nino considers herself an extrovert. But since her mouth began deteriorating after years of methamphetamine use and two fights, she receded into the shadows. 


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