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It does not store any personal data. Functional Functional. This was shared with me by a young Hutterite woman who was a patient of mine. Other religious groups have the same practice. I'm Mennonite with Amish neighbors and what you say is mostly false! So please don't post things until you really really know the difference between Amish groups!!
I think Amish are good and nice people,on this world with a lot of disasters they live in peace and love. I grew up in an Amish community and have always been around the Amish. I have many Amish relatives. I have never heard or seen anything of this nature occuring. My mother always brushed her teeth and taught us to, as well. What you're reporting may be a localized event only occurring in a certain group of Amish. The Amish to an outsider all look alike.
But they have wide and varying beliefs about how to live and care for themselves. Please don't lump an observation in one Amish settlement on all the Amish settlements. The thought is upsetting but I see their point of view and it is a free country so it is their choice!
Hi, Chris, I am glad to hear that your Amish neighbor and his friends and family adhere to modern dental health practices, but based on broad statistical research, most Amish don't.
It can be hard to accept the idea that other groups of people can live in ways that differ so greatly from our own accepted norms. This is one of the things I have found to be so fascinating about studying the Amish and other cultures, which is that, we as humans have an almost infinitesimal way of interpreting what life is all about.
While writing this and other articles about the Amish, I immersed myself so deeply in the topic, that my friends and family thought I might become Amish myself, but it was simply my curiosity that kept me intrigued. Yes, I agree with you, it is their way. I can't help but hear Thomas Jefferson's "We hold these truths to be self evident The U. This can be a controversial topic as you may have noticed in the comments of this article.
Chandrabee, I understand where you are coming from, but dentures don't always look good. They function, yes, but are still a substitute for healthy teeth. They are needed for eating, and eating is a necessity. Plus, when dentures are removed for cleaning, the face hollows out. You may recall images of George Washington, who had an affinity for sweets and lost his teeth prematurely causing his face to take on a new shape.
Wow, people will write anything about The Amish on the internet. It think this is akin to circumsision of female genitalia.
If an adult is making this decision for themselves, that's one thing. But, making that decision for a child violates that child's right to their own body. Let each person make that sort of decision for themselves when they reach the age of reason. Basically we have a crime of mutilation a procedure that cannot be reversed. What if my religious belief was to permanently rip out everyone's finger nails.
After all, finger nails are not absolutely necessary. What if my religious belief was to cover a baby in permanent tattoos to ward of demons. That's not a debilitating procedure Any permanent change to the body that is not life threatening should be made for one's self. This respect for human rights is basically what all Americans are privy to under Federal and State laws. Why are we permitting citizens of America Amish the right to do this act of mutilation?
We already condemn religious groups who severely flog their children, perform obscene sexual acts and other troubling practices. How is this really different other than degree of traumatization? I would think having your teeth pulled would be a very traumatic experience for any child even Amish children. A study published in the U.
National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health found that a large part of Amish children whose teeth showed signs of tooth decay had been drinking non-fluoridated water.
In their cases, dental issues had begun early and, paired with poor preventative care, resulted in their teeth suffering the effects. For some, the ongoing issue of dental health in Amish children and adults alike wasn't widely known until they saw the proof of it on TLC's Breaking Amish.
In Season 1, a now-former Amish woman by the name of Rebecca Schmucker revealed that she had dentures as a result of willingly having had her teeth removed. As a result, Amish teeth and what they look like can vary significantly depending on the community and even the individual family.
A recently published study on Amish children in the Geauga county of Ohio found that only 33 percent of Amish children had seen a dentist in the past year, and 28 percent had never seen a dentist at all. Some of the main reasons Amish people don't seek out dental care are their religious beliefs, how far away the nearest dental office is, and a lack of health insurance.
According to the study, 87 percent of Amish children were uninsured, despite being eligible for Medicaid. As you can see, Amish dental care is a mixed bag. Some Amish people, but not all, visit modern dentists for oral care. But even those who do seek care don't always do so on a regular basis. This leads us to our next question: what do Amish teeth look like?
Because many Amish people don't or can't seek out modern dental care, dental problems are often an issue in Amish communities—often leading to pulled teeth and, in extreme cases, dentures. In the study mentioned above, Amish children were found to have high levels of untreated tooth decay, mirroring the trends of other rural US communities. Such dental problems are not only due to a lack in dental care but also non-fluoridated drinking water and the tendency to forgo preventive care Amish communities have higher rates of unvaccinated children as well.
Therefore, it's not uncommon for Amish people to visit local Amish dentists to have some or even all of their teeth removed. Extraction is often viewed as a more affordable and convenient solution to dental issues than trying to fix a problematic tooth.
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