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mvd

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14. Exactly

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:14 PM

Yesterday

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 Yesterday OP

They left him some teeth? lame54 Yesterday #1

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

Indeed it can TexasBushwhacker Yesterday #5

Exactly mvd Yesterday #14

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

That's bizarre. One would think they'd want more TexasBushwhacker 22 hrs ago #20

I believe it is about money eggplant 8 hrs ago #21

I remember a regular DUer from years ago PatSeg Yesterday #6

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

My husband almost died from a tooth infection vankuria Yesterday #18

This is terrible OhioBlue Yesterday #3

Horrendous BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #4

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

Having suffered... 2naSalit Yesterday #9

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

Probably from a tooth... 2naSalit Yesterday #8

Death number 9... hurple Yesterday #11

Fuck ICE! Initech Yesterday #12

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

Reich Wingers. ColoringFool Yesterday #16

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

KRASNOV's body count - military and domestic UTUSN 6 hrs ago #22

Another Murdered by ICE Kid Berwyn 5 hrs ago #23