100%, let me just tell you that when I came in, we started, even though it is not the city's role to provide health care, it is the county. That was not enough for me. I said, we have to provide it ourselves. So We took lawsuit money from tobacco and we established contracts with drug related organizations, substance abuse organizations. And so some of those people we can refer to a drug treatment program. The issue with dental is, is that you want people to be productive, you want them to have a job, you want them to no longer need public assistance. (03:48–03:58)
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