By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter  Anita Gordon has been living with a cracked tooth for more than five months with no relief in sight. “I never got a call, it is just getting worse and it is a lot of pain,” she said. “But they can’t do anything about it, they don’t have the equipment, they can’t fix it.” The Kuujjuaq resident says she’s in agony but not crying about it — she’s 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 “appalling,” says Nathalie Boulanger, who works as a director with Ungava Tulattavik Health Centre. The centre offers

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