Dentists turned them away. Now, disabled Californians are gaining new access to care

Martha Rodriguez spent years searching for a dentist. Several turned her away because she has Down syndrome, and they felt they could not accommodate her.

Her plight, “broke my heart,” said Dr. Maxmillian Chambers, an Imperial County dentist who agreed to treat her.

Today, she is one of his favorite patients at the Innercare community health clinic in El Centro, and she’s inspiring a new investment in care…

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