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Unhealthy Politics Of Oral Health, Michele Leonardi Darby Oct 2003

Unhealthy Politics Of Oral Health, Michele Leonardi Darby

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

Editorial. Comments that a survey conducted by national advocacy group Oral Health America found that people from the U.S. are underachievers in access to dental hygiene. Measurement of success in oral health care; Proposal to implement dental hygiene practice laws; Shortage of dentists in rural and inner city communities.


Why The United States Should Not Ratify The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Richard G. Wilkins, Adam Becker, Jeremy Harris, Donlu Thayer Jan 2003

Why The United States Should Not Ratify The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, Richard G. Wilkins, Adam Becker, Jeremy Harris, Donlu Thayer

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Financial Collapse And Class Status: Who Goes Bankrupt?, Elizabeth Warren Jan 2003

Financial Collapse And Class Status: Who Goes Bankrupt?, Elizabeth Warren

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Every policy prescription, economic analysis, or news report about consumer bankruptcy rests on one or another unspoken image of the estimated 1.5 million families that will file in a single year. Data from the 2001 Consumer Bankruptcy Project permit a systematic analysis of the composition of those who file for personal bankruptcy, focusing on their education, occupation, and home ownership status. These attributes serve as a proxy for class identification. Based on these indicia, more than 90 per cent of the families in bankruptcy qualify as middle class. These data are a powerful reminder that whatever else might be said …