Shame On YouWoman harged With hild Abuse for Neglecting Son’s Teeth

Vanessa Wright, 30, was arrested for child abuse on November 9, 2009 for repeatedly failing to follow through with having her young son’s tooth decay treated The arrest occurred after her son developed an infection so severe, he required hospital care Wright took her son to the Hernando ounty Health Department in October 2008, but failed to follow through with their recommended treatment plan for her son, who is reportedly five or six years old The Hernando ounty Health Department accepts edicaid for patients 3 to 21 years old, and offers a sliding fee scale based on income for patients 3 and up that do not have a dental insurance plan of any kind Now fast forward to February 2009, when Wright took her son in for dental treatment, but this time to obbe Dental & Orthodontics in Spring Hill, a private dental practice that, again, accepts edicaide According to the Sheriff’s report a treatment plan was proposed for her son, but it was not followed through with

If you follow my blog, you might remember the story of Tamika S White, another mother from Florida that was charged with neglect for refusing to have her daughter’s severe tooth decay treated After White’s daughter was referred to see a specialist that did not accept her edicaid coverage, she apparently refused to ask for child support from the child’s father, or locate a dentist that did accept edicaid White entered a plea of not guilty on ay 9, 2009

y heart breaks when I imagine how much pain these vulnerable little children are in I do fully sympathize with both women for obviously having some sort of financial strain that is preventing them from allegedly refusing to have their children treated by a dentist, but if your child requires treatment for an infection that is bad enough for a visit to the hospital, would you not do everything in your power to ensure your child received treatment There is no excuse for any caregiver to allow a child to suffer from tooth decay or dental infection; period

How many more Deamonte Driver’s will it take before our law makers decide to take dental care more seriously Dental care is ineptly neglected as a critically essential form of healthcare; and it’s time for a change I encourage all of you to write to your State Representative, and express whole-heatedly to them that you want to see affordable AND accessible dental care made available for every American man, woman, and child that desperately requires dental care, without any room for excuses, loopholes, or otherwise

source : dentistry.about.com

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