{"product_id":"teeth-the-story-of-beauty-inequality-and-the-struggle-for-oral-health-in-america-paperback","title":"Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Otto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Best Book of 2017 that exposes our oral health crisis and the astonishing role that teeth and oral health play in our society\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant debut book, hailed by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e as \"a call for sweeping, radical change,\" veteran health journalist Mary Otto looks inside America's mouth, revealing unsettling truths about our unequal society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeeth\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers on a disturbing journey into the role teeth play in our health and our social mobility. Otto \"doesn't just dwell on the numbers,\" according to NPR, \"she makes what could have been a turgid health policy tome spark with outrage over the stories of people who have suffered.\" Her subjects include the pioneering dentist who made Shirley Temple and Judy Garland's teeth sparkle on the silver screen; an up-and-coming beauty queen awarded thousands of dollars of free cosmetic dental care; and Deamonte Driver, a young Baltimore boy whose death from an abscessed tooth sparked congressional hearings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering \"an astute examination of the complex, insular business of oral health care\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e), Otto combines searing critique with forward-looking proposals for reform, \"sympathetically explor[ing] a range of ideas for improving the current system\" (\u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e). Muckraking and paradigm-shifting, \u003cem\u003eTeeth\u003c\/em\u003e exposes for the first time the extent and meaning of our oral health crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Otto\u003c\/b\u003e is the oral health topic leader for the Association of Health Care Journalists. She began writing about oral health at the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, where she worked for eight years covering social issues including health care and poverty. She lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335602364781,"sku":"9781620974827","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/ZUxhaXl5SVA2Qlk5L0ZDK1FMZDg4Zz09.webp?v=1778900685","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/teeth-the-story-of-beauty-inequality-and-the-struggle-for-oral-health-in-america-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}