If you want to give the best impression to someone on just first meeting it always includes a smile.
Studies have shown that teeth are one of the standout features people remember when first meeting someone. In one study developed by Kelton Research, they found “Americans perceive people with straight teeth to have more desirable qualities than those with crooked teeth, including attributes such as being happy, surrounded by loved ones, and professionally successful.”
Set of pearly white teeth may seem like an easy fix to some, but not for everyone. Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program in the U.S, barely covers most dental-related costs. To help people get the full knowledge regarding this issue, twitter user Jon Torsch shared a thread on how much lack of access to dental care had affected his life and affects others.
Political organizer Jon Torsch took to Twitter to share his own story, and he highlighted why dental care should be included in all federal-state healthcare insurance programs.
He wrote, “Hello… have just what you wanted – a thread on teeth and being poor and depression.”
“I just finished Invisalign. My last visit was yesterday. I paid 4k of my pocket for it over the last two years. (Even good insurance sucks) This covered two rounds of Invisalign, retainers and tooth bonding/grinding to elongate/shape some teeth.
“Being poor means poor (or no dental care) or no care in general. I moved out at 17 and didn’t have insurance again 27. Even with a new stable job and insurance, spending on cosmetics felt uncomfortable, vain, and against all that I was taught growing up poor.”
“But something else drove me to spend it. I have experienced almost all my life ashamed of my teeth, I rarely ever smiled for posed photos.”
Here’s more images showing his journey for perfect teeth.
The writer also shared an image of his new and improved grin.
