March 7, 2011
Huffington Post
Deamonte Driver's Death From Toothache Grants More Kids Dental Care Access
By Marian Wright Edelman
Four years ago this February, an entire community was devastated in Prince George’s County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., when 12-year-old seventh grader Deamonte Driver died after complications from a tooth abscess. His mother Alyce, who worked at low-paying jobs, had searched for a dentist to treat Deamonte’s toothache who would accept Medicaid ...
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