98thRET of Winthrop, ME "At least we can call a congressman"
I have a headache. My doctor won't listen.
Think I'll call my congressman.report abuse

Oakey of Oakland, ME Dear Idiots of the United States of America,
1)There are only 3% of Canadians who are not happy and the insurance industry manages to find them so you Idiots believe them. My parents have a place in Florida and the Canadians who live in the same park with them love their Healthcare and most Canadians think our system is stupid Health Care those who can afford and non for those who can't.
2)Right now insurance companies interfere with health care now They decide if you need meds or you don't If you need an operation or you don't
Doctors haven’t been deciding your care for a long time.
Example my daughter has been taking a medication for a long time she changed insurance companies and because the new insurance company gets a kick back from another med it won’t cover her old meds so she must take it and it doesn’t work her doctor has been trying to get the insurance company to change their minds but the money from the kickbacks is good and they don’t want to risk it, so my daughter suffers in pain. Government can't interfere anymore then the insurance companies do already. At least we can call a congressman to help us one that listen.report abuse

denturist of Basin, WY No doubt, we need a national healthcare emphasis on the connection of good oral health and its relationship to a healthy body, mind and spirit and it will take a team effort and this includes all professions involved with oral healthcare.

The American Dental Association, due to its greed, wastes so much time and money pushing other professions away from the table and preventing our professions from serving those that we have been trained and educated to serve. The American Dental Association uses money to fight Dental Hygienist from having independent practices, the American Dental Association fights and prevents Denturist from having independent practices and in most cases funnels money to state dental associations to prosecute Denturist so they can’t provide affordable denture care to people with disparities. The American Dental Associations waste money fighting Alaska to prevent Dental Health Aid Therapists from providing dental services to the Natives of Alaska living in remote areas.

I’m licensed and educated to provide affordable denture care as a denturist. The American Dental Association’s money closed me down and keeps the Wyoming Legislature from regulating my profession. They used to call it a monopoly but the Federal Trade Commission turns their head as long as the American Dental Association claims I’m practicing dentistry without a license.

The money that the American Dental Association is spending on a campaign to polish up its public image; wouldn’t all this wasted time and money I’ve mentioned be better spent providing educational programs to the above mentioned professions the American Dental Association spends so much time and money fighting?

Healthcare reform can not be about greed. Greed is what got us into this mess in the first place.

It could be a team effort so please let me serve. Thank you.

Gary W. Vollan L.D. 307-568-2047
State Coordinator, Wyoming State Denturist Association, www.wysda.orgreport abuse

Maidene62 of Augusta, ME Let's do like Canada does. Yeah, right! That's why Canadians that can afford it come to the States for treatment. We need to vote both of the Pingree's out of office, they don't have a clue.report abuse