Besides, I'm not the one who fed them radiation.
"Shuttering of Fernald facility will force thousands to seek care elsewhere" by Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff | March 22, 2010
Isn't that where they fed the kids the radioactive cereal, cereal?
For 34 years Tufts University has provided comprehensive dental care to severely mentally disabled patients who have long been ignored by private practitioners.
Now dental care for 2,100 patients with autism, brain injuries, and mental retardation is in doubt as the Waltham clinic where they are treated prepares to close this June.
The Waltham dental clinic, the largest of its kind in Massachusetts, is located in Fernald Development Center, which the state will close June 30 as a cost-saving measure.
Related: The Massachusetts State Budget
See where the money is coming from and where it is going, dear readers?
But Massachusetts loves it kids!
The center’s closing is forcing Tufts to shutter the dental clinic, and when it goes, advocates say, patients who are difficult to treat will have few places to turn for fillings, crowns, or partial dentures.
“Where will they go?’’ said Marilyn Meagher, who heads the advocacy group Fernald League for the Retarded Inc. “These are extremely handicapped people. It is going to be very devastating for them.’’
Most of the patients live in group homes, and their disabilities can be so severe that many can’t sit still or follow simple instructions. Some have seizures. Others spit, kick, and thrash about when receiving care....
Marit Pyle, an 87-year-old Boxford mother, said the clinic took her daughter, Kristine, 55, who has Down syndrome, when no one else would. She and others contend that many private dentists won’t take MassHealth, the state’s insurance system, and there are too few options for the vulnerable.
Nope, they won't. It all comes out of pocket.
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