Sharp Need for Dental Care Unfilled for Many Immigrants

“Yet 10 people, maybe more, flocked here March 25 to receive dental services from an unlicensed couple visiting from El Salvador, Fairfax County police said. Officers found a man receiving work in a chair. Others were waiting their turn.

Police arrested the Salvadoran couple, and within days, any sign of a clinic was gone. Many from the Hispanic and dental community say the incident underscores a larger problem in getting affordable medical and dental services to those who exist most on the margins — adult immigrants who fear the system and lack insurance. What other choices did the 10 people waiting that day have, dentists and Hispanic activists ask.”

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