Mouthful of Shame: The Scandalous State of U.S. Dental Care

Mouthful of Shame: The Scandalous State of U.S. Dental Care:
"Tooth decay remains our most prevalent chronic health problem. A new book, ‘Teeth,’ examines the sources of rot, starting with the dental profession.
IN JANUARY 2007, a 12-year-old boy named Deamonte Driver developed a toothache.
Six weeks and two emergency surgeries later, he was dead. 
Bacteria from the abscessed molar had spread to his brain.
It was a medieval death, but not as uncommon as you might expect in 21st-century America, where 100 million citizens — nearly a third of all Americans — have little or no access to dental care.
The villains are familiar: the class divide, uncaring officials, bad diets, poor cash flow.
Then there are dentists themselves, too often territorial and greedy..."
Read on!