Movie Description
Dollars and Dentists
(2012)Overview
In a 2012 joint investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity, correspondent Miles O’Brien uncovers the shocking consequences of a broken dental care system. Poor children, entitled by law to dental care, often cannot find a dentist willing to see them. Others kids receive excessive care billed to Medicaid, or major surgery for preventable tooth infections. For adults with dental disease, the situation can be just as dire and bankrupting. While millions of Americans use emergency rooms for dental care, corporate dental chains are filling the gaps in care, and in some cases have allegedly overcharged patients or loaded them with high priced credit card debt.
Featured Crew
Cast
Self / Reporter
Self / Correspondent
Self / Reporter
Self / Reporter
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Facts
Original TitleDollars and Dentists
Status Released
Release Information
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2012-06-26
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 54m
Production CompaniesFRONTLINE,Yellow River Productions
Genres
- Documentary




















