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November 21, 2008

NYC to close free dental clinics

From today's New York Times:
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to shut down 44 free dental clinics used by poor children in order to save the city $2.5 million, The Daily News reports. Dentists say the clinics are used by some 17,000 kids.

And from the Daily News, a response from dentists.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/11/20/2008-11-20_dentists_attack_mayor_bloombergs_plan_to.html

Posted by cshannon at 11:18 AM | Comments (0)

November 19, 2008

To Treat Properly, First Deal With the Fear

An interesting article in the New York Times "Cases" series.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/views/18case.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink

Posted by cshannon at 09:39 AM | Comments (0)