Medicare dental insurance is popular with voters, but not in speeches

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Medicare dental insurance is popular with voters, but not in speeches

(This story was updated to add new information.)

Courtney Sands couldn’t escape the throbbing ache in the back of her mouth. The Pennsylvania mom needed root canals and crowns for two molars to get rid of the pain-triggering infection.

But a trip to an endodontist this spring triggered a different type of pain – one that has become familiar to many dental patients. Before the specialist would begin the drilling procedure, his office staff demanded that she pay thousands of dollars upfront.

Sands returned one week later to get crowns for her two molars. Even though she had dental insurance through her job and her husband’s, she had to pay before she received care. So she charged more than $6,000 on a credit card with a high interest rate.

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