As I remember it, the state Department of Social and Health Services had agreed to pay to pull his teeth out but, due to a budget crisis, the department decided that it would not pay for the dentures that he needed.
He needed to have his teeth pulled out so that he could get dentures.
mnli hypothesis: He needed to have his teeth pulled out so that he could get dentures. premise: As I remember it, the state Department of Social and Health Services had agreed to pay to pull his teeth out but, due to a budget crisis, the department decided that it would not pay for the dentures that he needed.