USA mother arrested for neglecting child’s teeth
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- Published: Wednesday, 14 October 2015 08:27
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A Florida ‘mom’ has been arrested after authorities say she repeatedly ignored a dentist's warning that her 4-year-old needed surgery on her rotting teeth. According to an arrest affidavit, the Sheriff's officials say Catlyn Haley was told by a dentist and multiple other medical professionals for more than a year that her daughter had severe cavities.
Officers said the child's top four teeth were rotted to the gum and blackened. But the girl was never taken to the dentist and allegedly told authorities she doesn't brush her top teeth because it hurts. The child's father was also named on her arrest affidavit as a co-defendant, but a record of his arrest was not available.
This isn’t the first Florida ‘mom’ to be in hot water over neglecting her child’s oral health needs. In 2009, a woman chose to ignore a dentist’s orders to seek treatment for her son. She chose to wait an entire year after she was told that the boy was experiencing severe dental decay. The mother allegedly chose to ignore the child’s needs for at least a year. In the same year, another Florida mother named Tamika White refused to follow up on a dentist’s recommended treatment after her young daughter was found to be suffering from advanced tooth decay. Police were dispatched to handle this case of neglect as well.
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