About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges children face in accessing preventative dental care and the role of emergency rooms in addressing dental emergencies.

As it gets harder for kids to access preventative dental care, experts say emergency rooms have turned into an imperfect emergency catchall.

Topics covered

• preventative dental care
• emergency services
• children's health
• access to healthcare
• dental emergencies

Keywords

• dental care
• children
• emergency rooms
• healthcare access
• preventative care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: emergency rooms, experts

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