Dentist Finder San Diego » Dental Care http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog What's New in Dental News Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:17:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mom convicted over lack of dental care for son http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/mom-convicted-over-lack-of-dental-care-for-son/ http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/mom-convicted-over-lack-of-dental-care-for-son/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:33:10 +0000 Dentist Finder http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/?p=486 A Washington woman was convicted Wednesday of second-degree criminal mistreatment for not seeking dental care for her developmentally disabled 10-year-old son.

The boy suffered several abscesses from severe decay, which required several of his adult teeth to be removed. The condition could have been life-threatening if allowed to continue without treatment, according to a doctor.

The defense attorney contended she was unaware of the extent of the problem and that she lacked…

]]> http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/mom-convicted-over-lack-of-dental-care-for-son/feed/ 1 Summary: The American Way of Dentistry http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/summary-the-american-way-of-dentistry/ http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/summary-the-american-way-of-dentistry/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:50:33 +0000 Dentist Finder http://blog.dentistfindersandiego.com/blog/?p=243 June Thomas of the SLATE.com is writing a multi-part article called The American Way of Dentistry. I recommend people read her informative and interesting articles. I decided to provide some key points from her posts to date to get you started.

Part I: The Story of My Teeth (9/28/09)

  • Main point is June has had poor dental care growing up and has recently spent a lot of money repairing the damage of neglect.
    • She…
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