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She Keeps Her Teeth in a Box—Evidence of a System That Failed Her

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Karen Wadsack, 68, talks about losing her teeth while losing the battle over her Denti-Cal coverage.

Karen Wadsack stores her collection of broken teeth inside a tiny box. She considers each tooth essential evidence of a system that’s failed her.

For the past eight years, the 68-year-old Sacramento woman has been fighting the California Department of Health Care Services for appropriate dental treatment. During that time, she has lost 15 teeth.

Read the full article at The Sacramento Bee.