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Finding a dentist can be like pulling teeth, but in 14 states, therapists are filling the gap

Information at a booth displayed on Oct. 16, 2024, at the First Alaskans Institute's Elders and Youth Conference offers information on the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium's dental therapy ...
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Woman describes pulling her own teeth after seven-year wait for dentist

Seven years to visit the dentist was simply too long to wait for Linda Colla, who was forced to pull out her own teeth due to the pain. Colla, 75, began experiencing problems with gum disease and her ...
Ars Technica

A new dental scam is to pull healthy teeth to sell you expensive fake ones

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll ...
Detroit News

Dentists are pulling ‘healthy’ and treatable teeth to profit from implants, experts warn

Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, ...
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Residents ‘pulling out teeth’ after being told to go private or live with pain

Residents in Swindon have resorted to ‘pulling out their own teeth' after a lack of NHS dentists has left families forced to go private or live in pain. Phillippa Gabriel is one of over 40 residents ...
The Conversation

In hundreds of communities across the US, finding a dentist is like pulling teeth − but in 14 states, dental therapists are filling the gap

Experts recommend getting a dental checkup twice a year. Julia Burmistrova/Moment via Getty Images That’s why dental therapists – professionals who don’t have a full dentistry degree but are trained ...