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Matt wants to know how to tell if he's being scammed by his dentist. To find the answer, we open up the surprising history of dentistry, ask why it seems so different from internal medicine, and drill down on why dental insurance doesn't really feel like insurance. Host Jonquilyn Hill talks with journalist Mary Otto and Dr. Lisa Simon, DMD, MD, to find the answers. We want to hear your questions. Call us at 1-800-618-8545, or email us at askvox@vox.com Extra reading: Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America  Dental Use and Spending in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare, 2010-2021 | Health Policy Credits: Jonquilyn Hill, host Sofi LaLonde, producer Andrea Kristinsdottir and Cristian Ayala, engineers Carla Javier, supervising producer Katherine Wells, editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you look in the mirror at your smile, what do you see? Do you see straight, white teeth, perfected by years of braces and retainers? Are your teeth a little crooked? Do you have gaps or maybe a few missing? What our teeth look like can say a lot about class, wealth and beauty standards in the United States. About 60 million Americans live in areas with a shortage of dental care, and access to oral health care largely depends on economic status. MPR News host Angela Davis discussed who can and cannot access oral health care in our country, and why Americans are so obsessed with perfect pearly whites. Guests: Mary Otto is a health journalist and the author of the book “Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America.” Dr. Karl Self is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, where he is the director of the Division of Dental Therapy and interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Dr. Prasida Khanal is the state oral health director for the Minnesota Department of Health. Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS. Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

Because of an accident of history, we think of our teeth as being wholly separate from the rest of our bodies. They even have different doctors. But teeth really are the entryway to the body, and the state of oral health in America says a lot about our inequities in general. Abdul talks to Mary Otto, journalist and author of Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. Abdul also offers his perspective on the current COVID-19 surge and the new Omicron variant. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the past several centuries, the medical field has established a firm graph on the domain of the human body, with one very notable exception -- the teeth. In this episode, we’re going to explore this historic split between medicine and dentistry, and the moment in history where the two fields could have been rejoined but were “rebuffed.” Along the way we’ll talk about barbers and enemas, a fun tool called the dental pelican, 19th century professional drama between doctors and dentists, and the sometimes disastrous consequences this can have for our patients.    Sources: British Dental Association -- Dental Pelicans, retrieved from: https://bda.org/museum/collections/dental-equipment/pelican “Dentistry,” The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine, and Technology Gevitz N, Autonomous Profession or Medical Specialty: The Stomatological Movement and American Dentistry. Bulletin of the History of Medicine; Baltimore, Md. Vol. 62, Iss. 3,  (Fall 1988): 407. Loudon I, Why are (male) surgeons still addressed as Mr? BMJ. 2000 Dec 23; 321(7276): 1589–1591. Otto M, Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America, The New Press, 2017. Tung T and Organ CH, Ethics in Surgery: Historical Perspective Arch Surg. 2000;135(1):10-13.

Mary Otto, journalist and author of "Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle for Oral Health in America," speaks about the struggles and barriers that Medicaid and uninsured patients face to receive necessary oral healthcare.

In this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss the following stories to help you get smarter and learn something new in just a few minutes: Your Brain Involuntarily Sees Opinions You Agree With as Facts The Stroop Effect Is A Window Into Perception The Pisonia Tree Lures and Murders Birds for No Good Reason The Tooth Fairy Pays a Lot More Than She Used To For a more adult perspective on dental health over time in the United States, check out "Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America" by health journalist Mary Otto. Curious for more of nature's killers? Check out "Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Otto is the oral health topic leader of the Association of Health Care Journalists. In recent years her research has been on oral health, and the life stories she's uncovered, people dying from an abscessed tooth because they could not afford a dentist, or the medication. This and other important stories are found in her important book--Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. This also is important insight on the importance of oral health and its impact on our general health. http://thenewpress.com/books/teeth

Show #186 | Guest: Mary Otto | Show Summary: Millions of Americans, young and old, suffer from chronic toothaches they have no choice but to live with day in and day out. Veteran health journalist Mary Otto joined Angie for an evening addressing the appalling links tying dental hygiene to a person’s job prospects, social mobility, and education.

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We talk with award-winning journalist Mary Otto about her new book ?Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America.? It chronicles the rise of cosmetic dentistry and the marketing of the coveted ?Hollywood Smile,? contrasted with decades of deficient access to oral healthcare for many Americans--a gap that still pervades and challenges the system. Otto?s book was spurred by the tragedy of Deamonte Driver in Prince George?s County, who died at age 12 from infection from an abscessed tooth. Otto will be speaking about her book and signing copies for sale at the Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, an event co-sponsored with the Public Justice Center and Health Care for the Homeless. You can find out more about the event here, and you can purchase the book here . This is a rebroadcast of the original program from May 22, 2017.

Guest Mary Otto, author of Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. Otto describes her investigation into the death of 12 year-old Deamonte Driver due to an untreated abscessed tooth, the relationship between oral health and overall well-being, the marketing of cosmetic dentistry, and the injustice of a healthcare system that denies basic access to dental care Teeth

A multi-year investigation of the dental health in America has come up with some interesting questions. For example, why is oral health separate from overall health, despite a century of research that says the two ought to be connected? Why do more than half of all dentists not participate in public insurance programs? And why the dramatic increase in emergency visits because of dental problems? On this week’s Perspective program a look at the background of these and many other puzzling questions concerning American dental health. Guest: Mary Otto, author of Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. She is also the oral health topic leader for the Association of Health Care Journalists.  Perspective is a weekly public affairs program hosted by Richard Baker, communications professor at Kansas State University. Perspective has been continuously produced for public radio stations by K-State since the mid-1970s and has included interviews with dignitaries, authors and thought leaders from around the world. Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to ksrenews@ksu.edu.

Mary Otto is the oral health topic leader of the Association of Health Care Journalists. In recent years her research has been on oral health, and she brings us an important book: "Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle for Oral Health in America". http://thenewpress.com/books/teeth

Listen Now As former DHHS Secretary Louis Sullivan wrote in support of this work, "Mary Otto brings history, policy and painful personal realities together in this compelling and engaging book about our nation's highly preventable epidemic of oral disease.  Teeth should be read by every policy maker and health professional who believes we can and must ace to reduce the current barriers to dental care."  (Listeners of this podcast may be also interested in related interviews with Burton Edelstein, DDS, from April 2013 and my interview with the American Dental Association's Dr. Marko Jujicic from January 2016.) During this 22 minute conversation, Ms. Otto discusses the impetus for her work, i.e., the 2007 death of a 12-year old Maryland resident, Deamonte Driver, from an abscessed tooth, she discusses efforts to integrate oral health with overall physicial health, the problems of substantial racial/ethnic disparities in oral health in light of the industry's increasing financial interests in provided cosmetic dentistry, the battle between dentists and mid-level providers, e.g., dental hygienists, over the latter's efforts to improve oral health primary and secondary prevention and the possibilities for improved oral health coverage moreover for adults under both Medicare and Medicaid.   Ms. Mary Otto is the oral health topic leader for the Association of Health Care Journalists.  She began writing about oral health at The Washington Post, where she worked for eight years covering social issues, including health care and poverty.  Ms. Otto is a resident of Washington, DC.  Ms. Otto's volume is available via Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Teeth-Beauty-Inequality-Struggle-America/dp/1620971445.   A review of her work appeared in the March 23rd issue of The New York Times, at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/23/books/review/teeth-oral-health-mary-otto.html?_r=0.   An executive summary of Surgeon General David Satcher's 2000 report, "Oral Health In America," noted during this conversation, is at: https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/datastatistics/surgeongeneral/report/executivesummary.htm.  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

Domenico Starnone and Jhumpa Lahiri talk about “Ties”; Mary Otto discusses “Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America.”

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Mary Otto to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her new book TEETH: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America.