He has a new smile; system still in decay
From the Toronto Star. Read the entire article by clicking here.
Moira Welsh
Staff Reporter
Jason Jones looks into the mirror and sees a stranger's face smiling.
By the age of 25, Jones had lost all but four teeth because he was poor and could not afford dental care. He became an oddity, a young man with empty, elderly cheeks. It limited his ability to find work and his naturally gregarious ways.
Six months ago, the Star published a story about Jones, highlighting the lack of affordable dental care for low-income people in Ontario. It prompted an enormous response from readers, including a call from Markham dentist, Dr. Raj Singh, who offered to give Jones free dentures and dental implants.
Jones left Singh's office a week ago with the first step in his treatment completed – a full set of dentures and two implants to hold them in place, valued at $10,500. Over the summer, he will be back for more treatments, as Singh uses a state-of-the-art system from a Sweden-based dental implant company to determine whether Jones has enough bone left in his mouth to hold more implants, as anchors for the dentures.
Moira Welsh
Staff Reporter
Jason Jones looks into the mirror and sees a stranger's face smiling.
By the age of 25, Jones had lost all but four teeth because he was poor and could not afford dental care. He became an oddity, a young man with empty, elderly cheeks. It limited his ability to find work and his naturally gregarious ways.
Six months ago, the Star published a story about Jones, highlighting the lack of affordable dental care for low-income people in Ontario. It prompted an enormous response from readers, including a call from Markham dentist, Dr. Raj Singh, who offered to give Jones free dentures and dental implants.
Jones left Singh's office a week ago with the first step in his treatment completed – a full set of dentures and two implants to hold them in place, valued at $10,500. Over the summer, he will be back for more treatments, as Singh uses a state-of-the-art system from a Sweden-based dental implant company to determine whether Jones has enough bone left in his mouth to hold more implants, as anchors for the dentures.
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