Pain

The Story of My Teeth

Literature, Pain, Race and racism, Social determinants of health /

Novel by Valeria Luiselli; translated by Christina MacSweeney. (2015). Minneapolis, MN: Coffee House Press.   “This is the story of my teeth, and my treatise on collectibles and the variable value of objects.” (p. 17) So begins, Luiselli’s experimental “novel-essay” of the story of Gustavo Sánchez Sánchez, otherwise known as Highway. As reflected in this

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A Dozen Rotten Teeth; Pain Like ‘Jabbing Knives’: Stories from America’s Dental Crisis.

Access to care, News Article, Pain, Social determinants of health, Treatment costs /

Newspaper article by Ken Alltucker. (July 14, 2024). USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/07/14/dental-access-is-an-american-crisis-how-the-vulnerable-are-shut-out/74125834007/

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Access to care, Bias, Literature, Pain, Race and racism, Social determinants of health /

Autobiography by Maya Angelou. New York: Random House, 1969. (2015 Random House Trade Paperback Edition)   Angelou’s memoir deftly recounts her early life starting with her time in a small town in Arkansas where she and her older brother were raised by their paternal grandmother, a brief period living with her mother in St. Louis,

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This Isn’t Something to Smile About. California Kids Have Some of the Worst Teeth in the Nation. Here’s Why.

Access to care, Health literacy/advocacy, News Article, Pain, Race and racism, Social determinants of health /

Newspaper article by Jenny Gold. (October 30, 2023). https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-27/california-kids-tooth-decay-dental-issues

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