Dental/dental hygiene trainees discuss fear and social determinants of health. (2023)
I do have a patient… Sorry, I didn’t know if anyone… I have a patient that is Caucasian, but similar situation where she went to the dentist, had a tooth extracted, had so much pain, didn’t go back. She’s still I think in her late thirties, pretty young, and all of her top teeth are just root tips and rotting away. And she basically needs dentures, but she was so nervous to come in. Even coming in for a treatment planning appointment, she has to take medication to help calm her down just to come into the building. So I feel like at that part, it’s also more socioeconomic more than just what race you are.