When families experience hardship and trauma, everything other than the essentials falls by the wayside. This is why 17% of low-income children between the ages of two and five have untreated cavities in the U.S.
How Gaps in Pediatric Dental Care Fuel Cycles of Poverty and What We Can Do
At the age of 16, my family fell apart, and my siblings and I ended up in foster care. Before my foster family eventually offered to take me in, my biological family simply didn't have the necessary infrastructure to support regular oral health checkups or guidance on how to maintain oral hygiene.
