[TalnSG]

Yes, for some inexcusable reason ($$$) insurance companies and corporations still consider dentistry to be a non-essential medical expense and fail to provide insurance benefits, or provide only the barest minimum coverage. This despite the proof that dental issues can quickly turn into to cardiac, nutritional, and septic issues that can be life threatening.

And yet there are other less critical medical issues that they don't hestitate to help with the cost to the patient.

That aside, there is a serious lack of basic dental providers that those with or without insurance can access.