It has been an interesting journey as a dental professional to analyze the different factors and eminent disparities in our health care system. It’s evident that an enormous amount of effort has to be implemented in order to successfully achieve all of these titanic changes in programs, laws and regulations that the health industry in general has ahead.
The American Dental Association has always been an important and key player in all the decisions that can affect the industry and the community. Our legislators have to work in conjunction with these groups of experience professionals that can help implement laws that will benefit the majority and less protected individuals in our community. All these efforts are very important to promote a healthy society and in some cases like in the example of boy of Maryland, his own live, due to the fact that his mother couldn’t find any Medicaid provider to assist her child and as a result he develop a fatal complication.
The community itself has an important responsibility, prevention programs should be implemented in schools, were the media could have also a very important impact. It is not an impossible project to be able to control dental diseases, but we have been unable to work together to abolish those mayor issues. Over 19% of children ages 2-19 have untreated cavities in the United States. A child's complete preventive dental program should include fluoride, twice-daily brushing, dental flossing, wise food choices, and regular dental care. However most of our financial resources are going some where else. Race and levels of economic disparity are another important factor and this under privilege segment of the population is where the government has to work more efficiently. It cost less than 7 dollars to provide a child with, a tooth brush, tooth paste and dental floss that can easily last him a month, the price of a pack of cigarettes.
Our legislators have to put apart their political interests and unify for the benefit of society and not for the color of their party. Both providers and insurance companies have to work together to make dental services more affordable. Is not an easy task but if we all work together more things can get accomplish and we can live in a better society, were everyone has the right to get proper care at a reasonable cost and with adequate access.
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