Friday, October 12, 2007

The Morals of Molars

From the NY Times, via Kevin Drum:

For American dentists, times have never been better.

The same cannot be said for Americans’ teeth.

With dentists’ fees rising far faster than inflation and more than 100 million people lacking dental insurance, the percentage of Americans with untreated cavities began rising this decade, reversing a half-century trend of improvement in dental health.


How many positive trends can be turned around in a matter of 8 years? Several, apparently.

5 comments:

Dan said...

Incisive commentary.

Dan said...

You really pasted that one.

Dan said...

They lack wisdom.

Dan said...

Way to get to the root of the problem.

Jim said...

I am enamelled with your wittiness.

 

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