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		ChrisMarshallNY 4 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oral Microbes Linked to 3-Fold Increased Risk of P... I remember reading a survey, where they determined that dentists are the most highly-compensated medical providers. Seems like the status quo is just fine for a whole bunch of folks that make enough to buy regulatory capture.

lithocarpus 4 days ago [–]

True but the profits and regulatory capture lie more with pharma companies than with dentists.

There's an incentive for pharma to want people not to take care of their teeth, I don't know if they ever act on this incentive but I wouldn't be surprised.

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