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Teeth: Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America
By Otto, Mary
- ISBN
- 9781620971444
- Publisher
- New Pr.
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Starred Review on February 1, 2017 | Science and Technology
Former Washington Post reporter Otto, oral health topic leader for the Association of Health Care Journalists, writes compellingly about the integral role of oral health in overall wellness and how seldom dental care is available to low-income families, Medicaid patients, and nursing home residents. Surgeon General David Satcher's 2000 report, "Oral Health in America," warned of a "silent epidemic." While the biological understanding of oral health continues to evolve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
