In America????

[Daisy and Delilah]

What a horrible story!! It's not just incredibly sad, but, just plain incredible! I have to wonder why this would ever happen in this country too. That poor kid.

[JenBKR]

Wow....that's so sad. What that poor mother must be going through. It would probably never even occur to me that a toothache could do that to someone. I can only imagine how difficult it would be for someone barely scraping by, with no dental insurance, to find the $80 that was needed.

[sparks19]

Wow....that's so sad. What that poor mother must be going through. It would probably never even occur to me that a toothache could do that to someone. I can only imagine how difficult it would be for someone barely scraping by, with no dental insurance, to find the $80 that was needed.

I wouldn't have ever thought of that either. Gosh... I remember as a kid lying to my mom about toothaches just so I wouldn't have to go to the dentist. Now I have a tooth that is mostly filling.... to think that could have been much more serious. who would have thought.

In Canada, Dental is not covered by our OHIP. You have to get it through your work or a private insurance company. Luckily my step dads work covered half of my braces so we only (pfft only lol) had to pay $2000 instead of $4000. My dad's insurance only covered $1000 for my wisdom teeth so I had to pay the extra $1000. Dental can be very pricey.

[CathyBogart]

Do you remember when we had a thread here about a boy whose teeth were so rotten he was taken from his mother.....and most of the people said taking him away from her was overreacting?

This is why that boy was taken away.

RIP Deamonte.

[Argranade]

OMG that's horrible!

I'm scared now! I have like not a tooth ache but when I eat sweets 2 of my teeth hurt, this can't kill me right .. what are the chances?

I'm going to the dentist this week 0.o

[Marigold2]

We have no dental either because my husband works for a small company that is too cheap to get dental. Poor people get Medicaid middle class get the shaft. It's sad but true. Dental work is very expensive, and not everyone can pay $3000.00 for a bridge. However if it was this bad for the poor kid the parents need to step up more.

[wombat2u2004]

Wow....what is up with your dentists ??? What is up with your SYSTEM ????
It's greed....right ????
I had a wisdom tooth extracted only a few months ago by my dentist....a bloody good dentist to.
The cost ??? A whopping great $150.
And this dentist is rich rich rich.
Now really folks........US dentists can justify the charges they make ???
If they can, then they must be magicians.
Well...I guess if you all keep paying....they are just gonna keep taking.
Wombat

[Edwina's Secretary]

We have no dental either because my husband works for a small company that is too cheap to get dental. Poor people get Medicaid middle class get the shaft. It's sad but true. Dental work is very expensive, and not everyone can pay $3000.00 for a bridge. However if it was this bad for the poor kid the parents need to step up more.

I think you miss the point.

1. It is diffiuclt to find a dentist who will accept you as a new patient unless you have dental insurance. I know because we did not have it until this year. She, of course, did not have it. Dentists did not want to accept her son as a patient because she was on medicaid.

2. She DID step up more...the dentist would not see them.

3. You cannot afford a bridge. Her son died. And YOU get the shaft???