I am not sure if this has been posted and I have seen some things recently talking about dentistry maybe being something to look into and when I started searching the emails some weird things started to come up. Mainly these emails that I am having understanding why anyone would say things like this:
What is a good dentist recommendation through Delta Dental Plan
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/29021
Barry Bearak saying to John Posesta that "I don't wish Zimbabwe's jails on anyone You should arrange for the culprit to enter the Federal Dentist Protection Program." But when I search that I only see the Delta Dental Plan come up.
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/14316
Seems kinda weird and possibly something to look into. I will keep digging
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DonKeyhote ago
Blacks and other minorities have stronger teeth right? Another Haitian thinf?
ReyaPhemhurth ago
This is not really the case...
DonKeyhote ago
This lower incidence of fractures among blacks has generally been explained by greater bone strength among blacks, although differences in non-skeletal risk factors for fracture, such as falls, cannot be completely excluded. Data from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures (SOF) and the Baltimore Men's Osteoporosis Study (MOST) show that, in both sexes, blacks have higher adjusted bone mineral density than whites and a slower age-adjusted annual rate of decline in bone mineral density.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1863580/
I think you just got faced?
ReyaPhemhurth ago
They have stronger bones, but your statement was far too generalized. You specified teeth. Teeth are bones, you mentioned other minorities, specified Haitians and then your evidence link generalizes bones as an entirety.
When it comes down to the teeth, it;s all about country of origin and the diet that each person eats. So, no, I didn't get faced. You made a generalized statement and found a broad research article to use as 'back up'.
DonKeyhote ago
To back up intuition and common sense you mean. They also have more fast twitch muscle fibers which is why they are the best athletes.
ReyaPhemhurth ago
It's not common sense. It;s a generalization. The food you eat and the drinks you drink do not make contact with your other bones. You can't brush your bones with toothpaste. You can't gargle your bones with mouth wash or floss your bones. Yes, blacks on average have stronger bones, but when it comes to teeth, it's all about teeth-care and diet. So...your 'evidence' mentioning just bones in general does little to back up the claim about teeth.
DonKeyhote ago
Are you saying poor blacks care for their teeth better than rich whitrs?
ReyaPhemhurth ago
I didn't say that. Not sure how you arrived at that conclusion. Like I said, actual tooth strength has to do with how a person cares for their teeth via prevention and diet. I've known lower income blacks that yes, did take better care of their teeth more so than some wealthier whites. but again, there isn't enough information available to draw any kind of conclusion comparing poor blacks teeth-care to rich whites teeth-care.
A poor black person may have 'whiter' looking teeth in comparison to a rich white person, but again the reasoning is why I stated above regarding the enamel layer versus the dentin. And again, this is on a person to person basis....not something that you could just say without doing a lengthy study.
DonKeyhote ago
Jesus dude. Why is everyone against generalizing as if that weren't the only way to make policy on a wide scale. Theres no way a poor single mom is caring for kids teeth better than 2 affluent whites. Do you also dispute that blacks are athletically superior?
ReyaPhemhurth ago
I'm not disputing anything other than this teeth argument. And yeah, it can happen. There is a way that a lower income mother is taking better care of her kids teeth more than 2 affluent whites. Those 2 affluent whites could love candy for all you know and they know very little abut proper teeth-care.
Again. I see this on a daily basis. I've seen people with a lot of money to drop on treatment out of pocket that need services like full mouth debridement because they fail to take care of their teeth. Just because you're rich, it doesn't mean you're educated or take care of your teeth.
DonKeyhote ago
LOL, that last sentence. Rich educated people don't necessarily dress nicer than poor blacks, I've seen street pimps with nicer shoes than my doctor!
ReyaPhemhurth ago
Exactly. You never really freaking know with some people. I've met some people that pay thousands of dollars for dental care....and it's care that could have been avoided has they brushed...even every once in a while. And then...some poor people with kids that are able to come in for all their preventative care and ensure that their kids dental needs are met. So..yeah..having money doesn't mean shit sometimes. I've met a man who is a regular patient...is very wealthy..has a huge house right on the beach...the man has a mullet and comes in wearing wolf shirts with holes in them and dirty velcro sneakers. To each their own...but I think most can agree he might look a little worse off than a pimp in a suit. :/