A Florida mother has been arrested and charged with child neglect after authorities said she did not seek proper dental care for her child's tooth decay, according to news reports.
Bradenton police said 19-year-old Tamika White's daughter suffers from "bottle mouth." When she took her to a dentist, the dentist referred her to a specialist due to the child's advanced tooth decay.
White told police she did not take her child to the specialist because the dentist did not take Medicaid. She was arrested on a child neglect warrant because she did not return to the original dentist or look for another specialist who accepts Medicaid, according to police.
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