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In reply to the discussion: Dental Care Should Be Part of Universal Healthcare [View all]KoKo
(84,711 posts)99. It's so basic...and so out of the reach of so many...
but there are certainly other needs that require "up front care." But without Dental, Eyes, Hearing coverage...one can "go down" very fast even if they try to live a healthy life...and those who have problems with health will eventually deal with all this...that could make their life much shorter because of the complications...
Get it EARLY...and it does save money. Eyes and Dental can reveal early health problems down the road..but, it gets neglected. Too costly.
Hearing causes elderly to get "out of touch" putting them into contention for expensive drugs because they might be mis-diagnosed for other problems.
It's basic stuff....that might help save costs down the road...and lives. Yet, there's little focus.
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Austin Powers made great fun of the lack of cosmetic dental care in GB's public health
maddiemom
Jul 2013
#125
Yeah, those bandaids holding together a nose bridge came to be a tradition in films about kids in
maddiemom
Jul 2013
#131
That's some interesting information. I know our military provided the BCG's for a long time. I had
adirondacker
Jul 2013
#132
free for under 16, over 60 and in fulltime education and receiving benefits
Rosa Luxemburg
Jul 2013
#94
On this we agree fully. Dental health is a major component of health in general
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2013
#5
You'd think good lawyers and lawmakers could make that argument fairly easily! nt
adirondacker
Jul 2013
#133
I had my teeth cleaned and checked two days ago. Got a good check up, by the way.
Grammy23
Jul 2013
#80
When I looked into hearing aids the cheapest ones quoted were $4,000 by the audiologist
airplaneman
Jul 2013
#67
No brainer. I hope it happens down the line like mental health issues that used to be
Cleita
Jul 2013
#41
I could not agree more. It's a scandal that poor people in this country are forced to suffer with
totodeinhere
Jul 2013
#57
Absolutely agree. We should be making life better for ourselves and our children.
randome
Jul 2013
#100
Dental Insurance here in U.S. is really just small discounted dental care .. not insurance really.
YOHABLO
Jul 2013
#102
Do you have a dental school near you? If so, you might inquire about being seen there.
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#118
Why don't you try contacting Wishadoo? Find out what the lower payment schedule
mnhtnbb
Jul 2013
#134
I so agree, and always have! When lucky enough to have employee health insurance
maddiemom
Jul 2013
#124