title: Bridging The Divide Between Dental And Medical Care.
abstract: A cancer patient delays needed dental care before radiation treatment and develops a painful, incurable disease.
authors.affiliation: Gayathri Subramanian (subramga@sdm.rutgers.edu) is an assistant professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, in Newark, New Jersey. The patient's name in this article has been changed to protect his privacy.
authors.forename: Gayathri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Subramanian
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010025:Osteoradionecrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications
keywords: Access To Care; Cost of Health Care; Health Reform; Oral Health Care; Safety-Net Systems