Nah, her dental appt has nothing to do with guardianship. The court system can ask for a medical review but that is very broad and for someone like Abbie, would consist of a psychiatric review, to show competency (or lack of).
The “dental appt” was a new patient drive, where you can come and tour the place, get a Kona ice and schedule a dental visit. I doubt we will see the appt come December and if we do, it will be a
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Yes, Medicaid doesn’t pay for sedation typically. In NC they do the same thing. The only way you get sedation is for oral surgery. My daughter had horrible teeth and we paid $160, every time they had to selectively pull baby teeth, to allow her adult teeth to come in (her baby teeth were so strong that her adult teeth were cracking from not being strong enough to push them out). As parents, we knew she needed it and wouldn’t let her go without care though…
Oh and my youngest son had severe medical trauma due to a dentist illegally using a papoose board (I didn’t sign off on them being able to use one because he hated being confined). He was taken to a room and they were going to call me back, before they started any work. I hear him screaming within 4 minutes and run down, barge in and he is strapped to the board, dentist shoving blockers in and 6 assistants. I scream and he throws the blockers out and bites the dentist. I filed ethical grievances and complaints against the dentist and the office. He went through years of trauma afterwards and now, can finally sit and get his teeth cleaned but it took 10 years and driving over an hour, to find a autism friendly dental office and him getting comfortable and feeling safe.
I pray they don’t do this to Abbie either because I know Asa would act just like it was normal but papoosing Abbie would be like doing that to my youngest. They would thrash and injure themselves, being held down… She would definitely need sedation, for X-rays and exams, at this point because of their lack of parenting. Also, I don’t see how a dental office could even see if she didn’t have cavities. That isn’t just a visual exam but our offices always want X-rays, to make sure they don’t miss one. They can’t rule them out without them, unless they were done in the last 2 years and we know that hasn’t happened..