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Teeth : the story of beauty, inequality, and the struggle for oral health in America /

Teeth takes readers on a disturbing journey into America's silent epidemic of oral disease, exposing the hidden connections between tooth decay and stunted job prospects, low educational achievement, social mobility, and the troubling state of our public health.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Otto, Mary (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Dental care.
Dental care, Cost of.
Dental hygiene.
Dental economics.
Poverty.
Healthcare Disparities
Tooth Diseases > complications
Dental Care
Economics, Dental
Poverty
Description
Summary:Teeth takes readers on a disturbing journey into America's silent epidemic of oral disease, exposing the hidden connections between tooth decay and stunted job prospects, low educational achievement, social mobility, and the troubling state of our public health.
Physical Description:x, 291 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.
ISBN:9781620971444
1620971445