Texas prisons to hire denture specialist, start clinic

The Texas prison system is changing its denture policy — creating a dedicated denture clinic and hiring a prosthodontic specialist — in an effort to ensure that more inmates get teeth.

The move to amp up dental care comes after a Hearst Newspapers investigation found that toothless and nearly toothless inmates in Texas prisons were routinely being denied dentures and instead offered pureed food.

Source: Texas prisons to hire denture specialist, start clinic / Express News

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