Is there a strict line between teeth and the rest of the body? There is distinct correlation between oral health and systemic or full-body health, especially in terms of poor oral conditions being very interrelated with diabetes, with cardiovascular disease and many other diseases. … Would it be better if dentistry and the rest of […]
Out of curiosity, how did you become so fervent about this issue? I was a typical middle-class kid who didn’t understand that dental access problems were a serious problem in the early part of my career. But in 1985 I moved to San Antonio … and I got to spend two weeks on a border […]
Your mouth is full of bacteria. With daily brushing and flossing, supplemented by regular visits to the dentist, this bacteria usually isn’t a problem. But what if it goes unchecked? “Ultimately, in rare instances, oral disease can be the focal point of a disease process that leads to death,” Dr. Bill Calnon, the president of […]
Watch Dollars and Dentists, FRONTLINE’s investigation into the the flaws in our dental system. A trip to the dentist’s office may instill a sense of dread, but for the majority Americans, access to care is rarely an issue. For roughly one-third of the population, though, finding a dentist can seem next to impossible. The problem […]
Watch Dollars and Dentists, a joint investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) says that his investigators have found evidence of abuses by corporate dental chains treating children on Medicaid. For months now, Grassley’s staff has been asking questions of three dental chains serving poor children on Medicaid. Each is owned […]
Watch Dollars and Dentists, FRONTLINE’s joint investigation with the Center for Public Integrity into the nation’s broken dental-care system. A class-action lawsuit accuses Aspen Dental, one of the nation’s largest corporate-dental chains, of illegally owning dental practices and of deceiving patients. Dollars and Dentists, our joint report with the Center for Public Integrity reported in […]
Watch Dollars and Dentists, FRONTLINE’s joint investigation with the Center for Public Integrity into the nation’s broken dental-care system. A leading Republican in the Texas legislature, who says she’s outraged by allegations that corporate dental chains put profits ahead of patients, has introduced a bill that would allow the state to regulate chains and forbid […]
Watch Dollars and Dentists, a joint investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity. DentalWorks, a national dental-care chain, is facing two lawsuits in North Carolina claiming that it unlawfully practiced dentistry and deceptive practices. A lawsuit filed by the state dental board alleges that the company lied about its operations. A second lawsuit, […]
