CERTIFIED
MAIL
July 1, 2008
All Medicaid
Offices:
We are seeing a
disturbing trend developing that is
causing damage to children.
The procedures noted in this letter, that
Medicaid is paying for, have never
undergone double-blind, peer-reviewed
studies to determine their safety in
children. Rather, the practice
has arisen almost over night and the
results have become a nightmare for
countless children throughout the USA.
Serious health issues are occurring as
a result of these untested dental
procedures.
Our research
indicates that children who have baby
tooth root canals and baby tooth
crowns are subject to serious health
issues that can occur within weeks of
the procedures. When these
children see their physician, it is
difficult to determine the cause of
their illnesses and these children
become further victimized by improper
medical procedures in an attempt to
make them well. Our
research indicates that children
can develop cancer, can lose
their sight, can develop serious
neurological issues, can become
behaviorally disruptive, and can
develop adult-type degenerative
conditions due to the bacterial
content of these dead teeth and the
toxic metals used in the process.
Since a root canal kills the tooth,
there is no blood supply available for
antibiotics to destroy the bacteria
that build up in these dead
teeth and the child’s condition
worsens with each passing day.
Additionally, the metal-based crowns
are typically a nickel-chrome alloy
with documented toxicity. As a matter
of fact, nickel is carcinogenic.
Nickel is well established in the
scientific literature as the most
carcinogenic (cancer producing) metal
there is. Does Medicaid want to
be held responsible for contributing
to the poor health or death of a
child?
Our child
advocacy division is planning to start
class action proceedings to help stop
these ludicrous and dangerous (use of untested
procedures and known carcinogenic
materials on children) practices.
If is our hope that none of this will
be necessary by the immediate
voluntary action of Medicaid to
suspend payments for these procedures.
Please direct
correspondence directly to me as
Director of Legal Services, Child
Advocacy Division. Help us keep our
children from being harmed by these
dangerous procedures.
I am, with
respect,
Raphael M.
O’Geaney, MA, LLB
