And the difference is.....?

    Why not?

    Wrong again!  There are alternatives, as with food aid they are often not
enough, but they are there.  You said yourself that Medical "IS IN PLACE" and
offers some benifits through some dentists.   Added to this there are dental
schools, free clinics, and whatever deal you can make with individual dentists.
I have even seen dental student in California ADVERTISE and PAY for the right
patient to get free treatment for their dental board exam.

Vaughn

Because we are speaking of 'dental care', not appendectomies.

No

Why don't YOU start such a campaign???  Better it should come from a
professional, yes???

It is NOT equivalent.  The hungry in any major American city have SOME
resources (non-governmental, btw): soup kitchens, food banks,
(supported BY stores like Safeway!), Safeway's dumpster's, and
begging.  All of which will fill their bellies, but NOT their dental
caries!!!

Get real.  Go downtown in your old clothes and live on the street for
just one day, from dawn to dusk.  Sit in the park, the mall.  Take a
ride on the public transit.  Talk to the disenfranchised. Listen and
watch.  Eat your 'evening' meal at the local soup kitchen (they won't
ask you for ID).  It might be the BEST day of your life and you might
view a lot of things just a little differently.

spondee@REMOVEcox.net

Why is it only a dentist's burden to "give a hoot". Have you also posted
this topic to boards that discuss issues such as government spending or
taxation? Why not try to start a campaign to have a referendum placed on the
ballot that asks the citizens of your state if they would agree to some
sacrifice (higher taxes, lower wages...something to provide funding dollars)
to help provide dental care to those who cannot afford it on their own. My
guess is that most would say we are already doing enough. Let me know how
that works out. Until then, laying the burden of this responsibility at the
feet of dentists is unfair. It is the equivalent of protesting outside your
Safeway store and branding them as unethical because people are going
hungry.

T

The reason I've been ignoring you is because YOU just don't get it!  I
HAVE no problem, am NOT seeking a dentist.

The discussion was on the ETHICS of children being in pain from
toothache, elders not being able to eat, because DENTISTS don't seem
to give a hoot.

(Though must admit would truly love to have better quality dentures)

The fact is, Medical IS IN PLACE, and offers SOME (albeit very small)
compensation.  People could be getting BASIC dental care if more
dentists would take some Medical Clients

I haven't the slightest idea of where YOU came up with the thought
that I was an ADVOCATE, or LEAGAL EAGLE.  I am just a 'crusader'.  A
run of the mill writer that can SEE when the emperor is naked.

Why don't YOU take your own suggestions instead of trying to pawn them
off for others to do the work for you???

Feel free to 'ignore' me.  Can't say I really need you in my
cyberspace...
spondee@REMOVEcox.net

    And my point is...  Three times I have tried to point you to the real
source of your proplem and three times you have ignored me completly.  You
obviously have an adgenda of your own and therefore someone to be ignored.

Have a nice day,
Vaughn

    and your point is...?

Vaughn

From:  Houghton Mifflin

eth·ic (eth'ik)

n.
1.
a. A set of principles of right conduct.

b. A theory or a system of moral values: "An ethic of service is at
war with a craving for gain" Gregg Easterbrook.

2. ethics (used with a sing. verb) The study of the general nature of
morals and of the specific moral choices to be made by a person; moral
philosophy.

3. ethics (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or standards
governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession:
medical ethics.
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