They're sick, traumatized, malnourished and transient — what child poverty looks like in Los Angeles [latimes.com]

Many of the children who visit the St. John’s Well Child and Family Center at 58th and Hoover in South Los Angeles are anything but well.

The dentists treat children who suffer excruciating pain from swollen gums and rotting teeth.

“I just had a 2 1/2-year-old I had to refer for full mouth reconstruction,” said Dr. Shidrokh Mafi, who gets frustrated by parents who don’t follow advice about making sure their children brush, floss and avoid baby bottle syndrome — the decay caused by sugars from juice and soft drinks.