OPINION: 'With the amount of financial investment that it takes to have healthy teeth, good teeth, like a 401(k) or a fancy car, [dental care] is arguably a status symbol. Why is that the accepted reality?' writes columnist Eric Foster.
Dental hygienist Karen Winkler, front, cleans Tiara Hill's teeth at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, in this Friday, June 23, 2017 file photo. MedWorks provided the free clinic to 1,000 patients on a first-come, first-served basis.
For me, those regular dental visits came to a screeching halt in college. Finding a dentist and scheduling an appointment was a part of adulting that I was not mature enough to indulge in. I don’t think I saw a dentist at all through college. If I’m being honest, I don’t think I saw one through my 20s. I brush my teeth every day. I’m all right.
It has been a crazy journey with my teeth since 31. A lot of dental visits. A lot of time spent lying in a chair with a beacon light in my face and someone pulling and pushing and yanking and scraping while intermittently apologizing for my obvious discomfort and pain. What I fail to understand are two things: 1) Why health insurance doesn’t cover dental health; and 2) Why does dental insurance cover so much less than health insurance? Dental health is a part of overall health, right? Study after study has shown that people who have poor oral health such as heart attack or stroke than people with good oral health. Your dentist will tell you that good teeth are a sign of good health.
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