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MineralMan

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13. This school may have a healthcare program for Medicaid recipients,

Reply to cynatnite (Reply #12)

Fri May 18, 2012, 08:11 PM

May 2012

where they provide basic medical care. The dental thing could be part of that. If that's the case, then I suspect parents have to sign a blanket permission slip to participate. I don't know for certain, but I can't imagine that anyone would to two crowns on a kid unless there was some sort of permission. It would be insane to do that.

So, even though I don't know for sure, I'm betting that mom signed something that allowed the school clinic to do some procedures.

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Wall Street-run dentists are torturing little kids for money. [View all] Archae May 2012 OP

WTF??? KansDem May 2012 #1

It doesn't matter what model they follow. randome May 2012 #2

"There has to be more to the story than just this." KansDem May 2012 #20

Looks like Medicaid fraud - dmr May 2012 #3

Sounds like a "B" Movie plot...that ends with kids pissing on Dentist's graves. RagAss May 2012 #4

That sounds like a movie I'd go to see! randome May 2012 #21

This happens to older Texasgal May 2012 #5

I've always hated dentists, and always will. Archae May 2012 #6

She didn't go with her son to the dentist? cynatnite May 2012 #7

he was at school barbtries May 2012 #8

The dentist came to the school and just began working on the kid? cynatnite May 2012 #9

Odds are that the parent signed some sort of blanket permission MineralMan May 2012 #11

I've raised 3 children cynatnite May 2012 #12

This school may have a healthcare program for Medicaid recipients, MineralMan May 2012 #13

She may not have considered they would this much work when she signed it... cynatnite May 2012 #16

There's no question that this was wrong to do. MineralMan May 2012 #18

A dental program aimed at low-income families comes to our school twice a school year. Brickbat May 2012 #15

Don't four year olds still have baby teeth? Cleita May 2012 #10

Problems with pre-schooler's teeth has become more and more common bhikkhu May 2012 #14

As a dentist, PCIntern May 2012 #17

This is what happened to my children... CoffeeCat May 2012 #19

Post the name of the dentist vincentomoh Sep 2012 #22

Here's the problem... CoffeeCat Sep 2012 #24

Also e-mail Dentist the Menace vincentomoh Sep 2012 #23

Thanks for that resource... CoffeeCat Sep 2012 #25