Teeth : the untold story of beauty, inequality, and the struggle for oral health in America
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Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
617.6 OTT
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617.6 OTT
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Lyons Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 617.6 OTT | Available |
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Book
Physical Desc
pages ; cm.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Beauty -- Suffering -- Emergencies -- The world beneath our noses -- The birth of American dentistry -- Separate lives -- Adventurers and auxiliaries -- The system -- Color lines -- Deamonte's world -- Riding into the epidemic -- Sons and daughters of Chapin Harris.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"A veteran health journalist looks inside America’s mouth, revealing unsettling truths about its unequal society by taking readers on a disturbing journey into America’s silent epidemic of oral disease, exposing the hidden connections between tooth decay and stunted job prospects, low educational achievement, social mobility and the troubling state of public health." --,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Otto, M. (2016). Teeth: the untold story of beauty, inequality, and the struggle for oral health in America . New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otto, Mary. 2016. Teeth: The Untold Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Otto, Mary. Teeth: The Untold Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America New Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Otto, Mary. Teeth: The Untold Story of Beauty, Inequality, and the Struggle for Oral Health in America New Press, 2016.
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