By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 Anita Gordon has been living with a cracked tooth for more than five months with no relief in sight. \u201cI never got a call, it is just getting worse and it is a lot of pain,\u201d she said. \u201cBut they can\u2019t do anything about it, they don\u2019t have the equipment, they can\u2019t fix it.\u201d The Kuujjuaq resident says she\u2019s in agony but not crying about it \u2014 she\u2019s one of many people in Nunavik who have to live with their dental problems. With extremely long waitlists, a lack of infrastructure and no competitive salaries for staff, access to dental care in the Ungava Bay region is \u201cappalling,\u201d says Nathalie Boulanger, who works as a director with Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre. The centre offers… <\/p>\n
By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 Anita Gordon has been living with a cracked tooth for more than five months with no relief in sight. \u201cI never got a call, it is just getting worse and it is a lot of pain,\u201d she said. \u201cBut they can\u2019t do anything about it, they don\u2019t have the equipment, they can\u2019t fix it.\u201d The Kuujjuaq resident says she\u2019s in agony but not crying about it \u2014 she\u2019s one of many people in Nunavik who have to live with their dental problems. With extremely long waitlists, a lack of infrastructure and no competitive salaries for staff, access to dental care in the Ungava Bay region is \u201cappalling,\u201d says Nathalie Boulanger, who works as a director with Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre. The centre offers... <\/p>\n