Quote Originally Posted by IRescue452
What about this http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=122267

I thought all you people didn't want to help the poor? I thought public healthcare would be an injustice to you? Why are you now wanting to take the kids away from parents who can't afford proper care? You aren't going to take care of all of them. Trust me. And not many people know you can die from a toothache. She probably gave him some aspirin to cover the pain as the other kid was worse off and she thought he needed care first. Either way if BOTH kids weren't treated, one of them was going to die.

Thankfully in my county we have a county dental clinic for those who need it. No turn-down unless you have insurance. I pay $10 a visit. But they are so busy that if you are late by 5 minutes they won't accept you for a year. I've got 3 more months before I can get a tooth pulled as I was sick and missed an appointment last year. They still accept walk-in emergencies in the mornings. You can sit all day and not get in, then come in the next day and do it again. The problem is that most people can't skip work, so they can't do that either. They only do extractions too, no root canals. I'd love for a root canal over losing the tooth.
No....I'm with you on that one....I think public health AND dental care should be the norm.
Wombat