Journalist Mary Otto's coverage of the 2007 death of12-year-old Deamonte Driver for the Washington Post spurred Congressional hearings and reforms of dental programs serving poor and working poor children in Maryland and nationwide. For Otto, the story of a child's death from complications of tooth decay, was also the beginning of a decade-long reporting journey that resulted in her book Teeth: The Story of Beauty, Inequality and the Struggle for Oral Health in America. In her talk, she will discuss what she learned and welcome questions about her work.
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