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mvd

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14. Exactly

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 07:14 PM

Mar 4

As someone who has had a lot of teeth trouble lately, it’s hard to get treatment before extraction. The extractions by oral surgeons are usually covered by Medicaid. It’s so hard to find competent dentists who take Medicaid. Dentistry is one of the most overlooked elements of our health system.

To deny this guy care until death is criminal!

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He died from complications from a tooth infection, according to ICE. A tooth infection. He's death number nine. [View all] applegrove Mar 4 OP

They left him some teeth? lame54 Mar 4 #1

A tooth infection could indeed kill you, if you're denied all medical treatment. Girard442 Mar 4 #2

Indeed it can TexasBushwhacker Mar 4 #5

Exactly mvd Mar 4 #14

Sadly, it is the ADA that opposes making dentistry a part of general health insurance. eggplant Mar 4 #15

That's bizarre. One would think they'd want more TexasBushwhacker Mar 4 #20

I believe it is about money eggplant Mar 5 #21

I remember a regular DUer from years ago PatSeg Mar 4 #6

This needs to be investigated. n/t whathehell Mar 4 #10

My husband almost died from a tooth infection vankuria Mar 4 #18

This is terrible OhioBlue Mar 4 #3

Horrendous BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 4 #4

As many of you know, I'm a dentist and PCIntern Mar 4 #7

Having suffered... 2naSalit Mar 4 #9

I had a major sinus infection in 1983 and 1984 that I ignored for 11 months before having sinus surgery. generalbetrayus Mar 4 #19

Probably from a tooth... 2naSalit Mar 4 #8

Death number 9... hurple Mar 4 #11

Fuck ICE! Initech Mar 4 #12

No because the rich right wingers wanted a non democracy applegrove Mar 4 #13

Reich Wingers. ColoringFool Mar 4 #16

It is clear that with what the Krasnov administration has done to ICE it GoodRaisin Mar 4 #17

KRASNOV's body count - military and domestic UTUSN Mar 5 #22

Another Murdered by ICE Kid Berwyn Mar 5 #23

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