Dollars and Dentists (2012)
In a 2012 joint investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity, correspondent Miles O’Brien uncovers the shocking consequences of a broken dental care system. Poor children, entitled by law to dental care, often cannot find a dentist willing to see them. Others kids receive excessive care billed to Medicaid, or major surgery for preventable tooth infections. For adults with dental disease, the situation can be just as dire and bankrupting. While millions of Americans use emergency rooms for dental care, corporate dental chains are filling the gaps in care, and in some cases have allegedly overcharged patients or loaded them with high priced credit card debt.
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 54 min
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Cast
- Sarah Childress - Self / Reporter
- Miles O'Brien - Self / Correspondent
- Aurun Rath - Self / Reporter
- Jill Rosenbaum - Self / Reporter
Screenplay
- Carl Byker
- Jill Rosenbaum
- Megan McGough (Executive Story Editor)
- Carla Borras (Story Editor)
Music: Christopher Hedge
Editing: Gale Rosner Sargent, Chad Ervin
Production: FRONTLINE, Yellow River Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
dentist, dentistry, frontline, dollars
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dollars and Dentists about?
- In a 2012 joint investigation by FRONTLINE and the Center for Public Integrity, correspondent Miles O’Brien uncovers the shocking consequences of a broken dental care system. Poor children, entitled by law to dental care, often cannot find a dentist willing to see them. Others kids receive excessive care billed to Medicaid, or major surgery for preventable tooth infections. For adults with dental disease, the situation can be just as dire and bankrupting. While millions of Americans use emergency rooms for dental care, corporate dental chains are filling the gaps in care, and in some cases have allegedly overcharged patients or loaded them with high priced credit card debt.
- Who stars in Dollars and Dentists?
- Dollars and Dentists stars Sarah Childress, Miles O'Brien, Aurun Rath, Jill Rosenbaum.
- How long is Dollars and Dentists?
- Dollars and Dentists has a runtime of 54m (54 minutes).
- What genre is Dollars and Dentists?
- Dollars and Dentists is a Documentary film.
- Where was Dollars and Dentists produced?
- Dollars and Dentists was produced in United States of America.