Patients/community members discuss race and racism. (2023)
I definitely think it’s a possibility. I definitely feel there can be some maybe discriminatory appearances or even … It’s more an undertone kind of thing. Especially, as African-Americans, I think so. For sure. First of all, we were not really encouraged a lot like me, a lot of my friends, a lot of family, to go to the dentist. Because we always thought … First of all, it costs so much money. I remember my mom saying she didn’t have a lot of good dental insurance when I was younger.