Should Your Child Get That Root Canal?

Root canals set the stage for bacteria to collect and flourish, leading to chronic infection and systemic disease. And, in children, the procedure is often medically unnecessary.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A root canal is an invasive procedure that leaves a dead tooth in your body, setting the stage for both acute and chronic infection

• Thirteen dental clinics operated by pediatric dentist Barry L. Jacobson and his company, HQRC Management Services, were accused of performing and billing Medicaid for medically unnecessary baby root canals

• Th…