title: Navigating Veronika: how access, knowledge, and attitudes shaped my sister's care.
authors: Elizabeth Piatt (piattee@hiram.edu) is an assistant professor and chair of the Sociology Department at Hiram College, in Hiram, Ohio. This article was previously presented at the Association of Black Sociologists Annual Conference, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2011. The author thanks her sister, Veronika Boyer, for allowing her to share this story; Robin Shura, Anisi Daniels-Smith, Erika Hill-Yates, Sarah Berry, and Michael Blackie for their willingness to comment on drafts; and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful feedback.
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mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000009:adverse effects; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003729:Dental Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics*; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D062526:Patient Navigation / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011203:Poverty; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D061665:Time-to-Treatment / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D014481:United States; D014850:Waiting Lists
keywords: Access To Care; Disparities; Personal Experience (-Narrative Matters-)