USA - Clinic’s shortage of dentists leads to restrictions in care
By DEAN OLSENSTATE
JOURNAL-REGISTER
Posted Aug 23, 2008 @ 12:13 AM
Amanda Tebrugge sat outside the Capitol Community Health Center on Friday, grateful that dentists at the center have pulled 12 of her decayed teeth, two at a time, in the past two years and charged only $15 for each visit.
But she was frustrated when she was unable to secure an appointment to have her three remaining teeth pulled.
That’s because a shortage of dentists — caused by the unexpected loss of one staff dentist and decisions by two new recruits to pull out before their arrival — has prompted the health center’s board to temporarily restrict new dental appointments to patients 20 and younger.
“I’m at the point where I can’t hardly eat at all,” said Tebrugge, 26, of Springfield. Tebrugge, a newspaper carrier and personal caregiver, has no dental insurance. She had hoped to get her remaining teeth pulled so she can receive dentures from a Jacksonville dentist in September.
The state of Illinois has been fluoridated for decades:NYSCOF
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