Who Is Impacted by the Gaps in Today’s Oral Health System?
Cameron
Cameron is a 37-year-old Black woman who works 80-hour weeks, traveling 48 weeks of the year. Despite her doctor’s instructions to visit her dentist regularly after she received a diabetes diagnosis, she hasn’t been able to fit the appointments into her schedule. She is now at high risk for periodontal disease.
Tate
Tate lives in rural west Texas, a 90-minute drive from the closest dentist office. Tate has been experiencing tooth pain so intense that he has stopped raising his hand in school and is falling behind.
