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Disparities In Prisons
Most of you might wonder why I would want to work in a prison and treat inmate’s teeth. Well oral disease is exceedingly high in the incarcerated population. By helping these inmates it gives me so much satisfaction, and at the end of the day I go home and I am able to get a good nights sleep knowing the gratitude I receive from helping these individuals.
Now that I have stated why I love my job and the satisfaction I receive I will tell you what my job involves. Basically it consists on doing x-rays, fabricating dentures, doing fillings , pulling teeth and going over oral hygiene instructions, to pedophiles, rapists, murderers, thieves, and drug dealers. In fact in 2014 alone the Dental Staff conducted 16,647 procedures in 16 of the correctional

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