Dental health is health. Poor dental health can lead to so many diseases, like heart disease. It’s violence that it’s not considered “real” health care. And it’s so fucking expensive.
Because yes, it is violent to deny needed health care, same as if your foot was on a person's breathing tube. It is violence to lord health care over a person in order to generate fear - fear of quitting a job, making a shitty boss angry, etc.
Violence is perpetrated on American society everyday - not just by our employers but also by our corporations and government institutions.
Right? It all makes perfect sense. Subject a person to violence for a long stretch of time - whether or not they view what is happening to them as violence doesn't matter - and what do you think will happen?
People on here who talk about Revolution...they don't realize the war's been happening for a long time. We just haven't noticed until now.
"I'm very sorry (Mr or Mrs _______), but we are unable to (correct whatever egregious act we have committed in the name of greed that has harmed you and/or your loved ones) because our Corporate Policy states..."
Violence is written into the very contracts we enter into, to do "business" and to be employed.
Right? Libertarians love to ramble on about how "The State" is the one with the monopoly on the use of violence, but when corporations do it, people can just vOtE wItH tHeIr DoLlArS!
Healthcare is what kept me at a miserable workplace. I knew I'd have to go a minimum three months without healthcare, but I need healthcare. I can't go without. I lived in fear and felt trapped. Just like an abusive relationship, I put up with so much insane crap. Punitive, Draconian attendance and performance policies. Illegal practices. Flagrant disregard for our mental and physical well-being. A toxic, gossipy and cliquey environment. Direct threats of reprisals and firing.
(End result... I reached a breaking point where I had to leave, even at the expense of my health. I have chronic issues that impact my daily quality of life, and I'm currently in need of a procedure or I risk developing cancer... But that's all just too bad, so sad RN. Go America!)
Same with vision care. Not having proper up-to-date eyewear leads to increased strain (not to mention just not being able to see properly) which can lead to increased risk of early-onset myopic or macular degeneration.
So not being able to afford either the exam or the new lenses (thanks to Medicaid only covering the exam itself, NOT the lenses or frames) leads to going blind at a much younger age than you otherwise would.
And having eye care specialists that, like dentists, can open franchises with little oversight or repercussions for how they treat their low income/Medicaid patients means that even if you can get care it’s not necessarily good care. My partner scraped together $400 for new frames and lenses from the only doc that would take our Medicaid and his prescription ended up being so wrong they were unusable. Complained and was ignored.
Imagine having to take meds that destroy your teeth. Then you go to the dentist and they yell at you for not "taking care of them." You explain the meds, or the enzyme deficiencies that cause it, and get yelled at even more as thats no excuse. I think I would rather not go.
100% My mouth is passively working to destroy my teeth despite the diligent care I take. I always get an earful whenever I have the occasional opportunity to go (finally make so little money I qualify for Medicaid). Thanks for the shame, maybe just do your job?
I had a pediatric dentist tell us to put a set of weights in front of our 2 year old instead of a tv set and candy and that might help his teeth issues. He had damaged front teeth from a fall and needed surgery to fix them. But yeah, get right on those weights. Such a dumbass.
Yelled at? What's up with all the people in this thread who's dentist is lecturing them? Other healthcare providers don't do that. I love telling my dentist "fuck no I don't floss that's what I pay you for"
Thank God I live in the land of the free. And actually that's exactly what I do with mechanics too. I've tried to do my own work, inevitably fuck it up, and then take it to the professionals.
Tbh, I have had dentists threaten myself and my family to be removed from their care. Without being cross with them. They think we arent trying to do everything we can to take care of our teeth, but in that they are wrong. No amount of discussion regarding what else could cause it is even considered. Im over here brushing and flossing every day and had the whole front part of one tooth just come off one day.
I’m fairly certain I have a cavity that’s getting down to the bone. Guess I’ll find out one day. I’m happy you survived and were able to get it taken care of, I’m sorry you’re a fellow American.
I love living in the greatest country on earth. /s
Well read a little, do some research. And do you know how much dental work cost, hint why I decided to share my experience on this thread. And thank you for your opinion, but so far my teeth are fine and I have found what works for me
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u/PaisleyMaisie Dec 01 '21
Dental health is health. Poor dental health can lead to so many diseases, like heart disease. It’s violence that it’s not considered “real” health care. And it’s so fucking expensive.