(Italy) Dead teen was 'too broke to pay dentist' [View all]
Dead teen was 'too broke to pay dentist'
An 18-year-old woman from Sicily has died after reportedly being unable to afford dentist fees to treat an infection, Italian media reported.
Gaetana Priola, from the Sicilian capital of Palermo, died a week after collapsing and being rushed to hospital, Palermo Today reported on Monday.
An untreated dental infection had spread to her lungs and led to blood poisoning, the news website said.
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While Italy has a national health service, which covers dental work, citizens are often required to pay a fee for state care while a number of dentists run only private practices.
The country’s financial crisis has led many Italians to forego medical treatment; a survey last year found that the number of people struggling to buy medicines rose by 97 percent between 2006 and 2013.
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