The Town of Lonely Dentists
18 June 2009 – Palomas is the little border town that discount dentistry built. There are the usual liquor stores and curio venders, and even
a cantina with a Statute of Liberty on the roof. But mostly the streets are
lined with storefront clinics offering crowns, dentures, cleanings.
Walk-ins welcome! As the sign promises: American standards at Mexican
prices, where a porcelain filling and a shot of Novocain will set you
back about $60.
We went looking for dentists to talk about the hard times created by the storms of violence along the border. In the video, you can meet Jesus Jasso Salazar, who came here a decade ago to make his living with a drill and learned to say open wide in English. Most of his patients were Americans, until they got scared away by sudden surge in kidnappings and killings. Jasso used to be busy all day long in his two-chair clinic. Now he sits reading books in his own waiting room.
Thats the thing about drug violence. It can hollow out a place. Dentists have been the bedrock of this community for years. Now theyre moving on.
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It would seem that …
It would seem that the recent drug warfare and thousands of resulting deaths indicates that making drugs illegal has worse consequences than making them legal…
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wtf, how come I …
wtf, how come I didn’t know about this place sooner?! I spent $200 on fillings for four tooth yesterday!!
Billeybop- Or when …
Billeybop- Or when they make drugs legal. You don’t see anyone killing someone over a case of beer do you?
I LiKe DOnuTs >:-D-
I LiKe DOnuTs >:-D-
What frustrates me …
What frustrates me is when people get angry at the mexican government for trying to put a stop to all this.
Many people are dying and I really hate it, but I feel that these brazen violent tactics these drug dealers are using are my only sign that what the government over there is doing IS making a difference.
Buenos suerte a todos en Mexico.
The only way it …
The only way it will get better is when the dumb that use drugs STOP. It is a sad day in 2009 when governments can not control violence against their citizens and control their streets .
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What does Obama …
What does Obama read on his spare time? Go to my channel to find out. It just might scare you.
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