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The hidden costs of a hidden smile: The value of preventive care from the patient's perspective.

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A culture of oral health neglect and one chipped tooth led Christine Collins to a devastating series of conditions that affected her physical and emotional well-being. The costs of this… Click to show full abstract

A culture of oral health neglect and one chipped tooth led Christine Collins to a devastating series of conditions that affected her physical and emotional well-being. The costs of this culture on a person's individual health - and the health-care system as a whole - demonstrate the true value of preventive oral health care.

Keywords: hidden costs; health; costs hidden; care; value preventive

Journal Title: Journal of public health dentistry
Year Published: 2020

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