http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ry-school-removes-son-teeth-article-1.2954628
Schools are in the dental business now?
Schools are in the dental business now?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...ry-school-removes-son-teeth-article-1.2954628
Schools are in the dental business now?
I loved those dye pills! My mother hated them so we would beg to use them (the dentist would give us a supply for home). My mom always said we made a mess with them. As if. Lol.I remember 50 years ago in elementary school a dentist/dental hygienist would come to our classes and talk about the importance of brushing our teeth and would give us that little pill that would turn the plaque pink for us to see that we were not brushing properly, and would show us how to brush and would give us tooth brushes and tooth paste. If they offered to clean/fill/extract our teeth as needed I know my parents would have gladly signed that form.
I would imagine that the boy had problems and probably voiced that to school personal/teacher and that the dental personal didn't just show up and start pulling teeth. At 9 years old to have to have 3-4 teeth extracted? jmo idk
Yes, she admitted to signing the permission form, but said she believed it was only to clean his teeth. At the end of the news report linked in the OP, the reporter says the boy was already scheduled to see a family dentist on Monday. If true, why would the mother want her child's teeth cleaned at school? The family dentist always cleans teeth during regular checkups. Did the family have dental insurance?She signed the permission slip. Case closed.
I used to work in a group home for adults with severe to profound cognitive disabilities. Most had come from a state-operated institution where they had spent their childhood. It was routine at the institution to pull all of the residents' front teeth to discourage biting (we did have some residents with aggressive behaviors and a Hep-B carrier).We had dental hygienists come to my head start school, but they had to have parent consent to do anything but a cursory inspection (let me count your teeth).
I work with people with disabilities. I gave consent for one of my peeps to get A TOOTH, singular, pulled, then went on vacation. I get back and my assistant is freaking out because they pulled ALL his teeth. Apparently the tiny print on their form said "and do any work we seem necessary." yeah. Not cool.
I'm wondering if there's something similar here? A load of you-know-what regardless. You don't remove part of someone's body, whether it be hair, teeth, etc.! Heck I'd be reluctant to clip a student's hangnail!
Yes, she admitted to signing the permission form, but said she believed it was only to clean his teeth. At the end of the news report linked in the OP, the reporter says the boy was already scheduled to see a family dentist on Monday. If true, why would the mother want her child's teeth cleaned at school? The family dentist always cleans teeth during regular checkups. Did the family have dental insurance?
It sounds like a great program for children whose families do not have access to dental insurance and cannot afford dental care. It doesn't sound like the case for this family, but likely the school sent forms home with all children so as not to single out and embarrass children from low-income families. Maybe parents were wanting to take advantage of a freebie?
Who paid for expense of extractions? If this was a voluntary service provided by community dentists, I wouldn't think the parents would be complaining especially if the extractions were necessary and would have been performed by their family dentist at a cost to them.
When I was unemployed and went to a Volunteers in Medicine clinic in my community, I had a dental checkup there. The dentist took a quick look at my teeth and said they were the best looking set of teeth he'd seen in a long time. Dentists who volunteer their time, imo, have to squeeze in as many patients as they can in a brief period of time. They are not going to perform unnecessary procedures at a cost to them. JMO
Yes, she admitted to signing the permission form, but said she believed it was only to clean his teeth.
I know what loans you are speaking of, but cannot remember the name. I have a brochure on it upstairs (cannot get up there now due to bad back) from when I applied to for a loan last year to replace a crown that came out. I eventually opted to go the cheaper route and have the original crown cemented back in.Getting dental care is just about impossible unless you have dental insurance or have cash upfront.
There are some kind of low interest loans for dental. I forget what they are called.
My dentist does some care for lowincome but it is limited because the supplies cost a lot.
I hope that this does not involve a lawsuit and then the free dental care at schools will stop.