Bill wrote:
> On Jun 30, 6:43 am, The Webby <tmjiatroepide...@cox.net> wrote:
>> In article
>> <815f5f27-faef-4f1c-b506-149f927e3...@w8g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
>>
>> Bill <dental...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Jun 29, 6:25 pm, The Webby <tmjiatroepide...@cox.net> wrote:
>>>> If you watched it this evening, what did you think about it?
>>>> Webby
>
>
> In three minutes(!), of course it was very shallow. It doesn't really
> address the main causes of dental problems in the first place.
>
> I have been addressing these problems for over thirty years, and some
> sensationalistic rating-grubbing news show give it THREE MINUTES??
>
> And they couldn't even get the main issue defined!
>
> The idea that "insurance" is the key to solving dental health problems
> is complete hogwash.
>
> In this country, people decide to spend more money on their HAIR than
> they do on their teeth! Do we ever hear that there is a problem with a
> lack of HAIR insurance?
>
> The media here didn't even address the issue of priorities. Why do I
> see my welfare patients wearing clothes that I couldn't afford myself?
> ($180 shoes? Who are we kidding?)Why am I giving them something for
> free when obviously they have the money to buy fancy, unnecessary
> stuff?
>
> Well, my personal answer to that particular question is, that if I
> didn't provide them with the free care, then they would suffer dental
> disease. But that doesn't address the real problems of untreated
> dental disease on a national scale.
>
> The main problem is that people don't bother to take care of
> themselves OR their children. That's it in a nutshell. The phony straw
> man of "dental insurance" is about as relevant as "hair insurance."
>
> People need to set their own priorities. When you see a lot of dental
> disease, you'll find a skewed set of personal priorities.
>
> - dentaldoc
>
>
>
>
Do I have to stand up as the only lefty in this group? I don't see
many patients on public assistance, but I see plenty that I truly
believe cannot pay for anything like comprehensive dental care. They
don't walk in here wearing Manolos, either.
Yeah, many of them have made mistakes in life. Some are lazy, some
just unlucky. I figure I'm no one to judge. I've also seen children
with severe dental and other problems, and public assistance has failed
them.
I haven't seen the news clip, so I can't comment. In New York state,
welfare rolls are way down. Dentistry is expensive. I try not to hold
myself out as some moral paragon because I floss my teeth. And I don't
do full mouth reconstruction in a filthy mouth. But if you see oral
health care as part of health care and not in the same category as a
manicure, I don't think you can rationalize the situation as merely
badly set priorities (though that is certainly out there too).
I know enough about your history that I'm sure you didn't mean to leave
that impression.
Steve
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
Bill
Mark & Ste…
