Tuesday, March 29, 2005

DenverPost.com - Gail Schoettler:

Denver, Colorado is fluoridated as is 75% of Colorado:

"I visited a Western Slope health clinic for the very poor. Their doctor told me that virtually none of the children he treated had ever seen a dentist. Their poor dental health severely affected their overall health, causing them to have more general infections and illnesses, not to mention acute pain."

"The state reported in 2004 that a quarter of Colorado third-graders had untreated tooth decay."