My same age pal Dave ( 71 years old ) living on Social Security Disability has a problem even with his food budget by the middle of the month . Last night I made Dave an Italian tuna fish sandwich with pickled peppers on a fresh hard roll I bought at a nearby bakery in Knightsville.
About two hours later he called me to say he broke a front tooth on the sandwich ( no fault of the bakery ) .
This is clearly a dental EMERGENCY but he tells me from his past experience neither Medicare nor Medicaid suffices for emergency dental care .
Does it make sense to separate dental care from general health care ?
How many senior citizens are neglected in these dental care emergencies ?
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