Trauma at the Dentist: 'They Took My Son's Smile Away'
It's a promise many parents make before taking their children to the dentist: Don't worry, it won't hurt too much. But at some dental clinics catering to low-income families on Medicaid, that promise was broken behind closed doors.
Parents, ex-employees claim extra procedures, poor treatment at dental clinics.
Sources say because Medicaid pays low reimbursement rates, some clinics push to make a profit by performing more procedures than necessary.
Parents claim that the Medicaid Dental Center clinics in North Carolina were more concerned about profits than they were about patients. As a result, their children were left with awful memories, even though several years have passed since their visits.
Read and view the rest of the story on the ABC News Web site.
Parents, ex-employees claim extra procedures, poor treatment at dental clinics.
Sources say because Medicaid pays low reimbursement rates, some clinics push to make a profit by performing more procedures than necessary.
Parents claim that the Medicaid Dental Center clinics in North Carolina were more concerned about profits than they were about patients. As a result, their children were left with awful memories, even though several years have passed since their visits.
Read and view the rest of the story on the ABC News Web site.
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