Logan County, Illinois, is fluoridated for decades:
Dentistry coming to county’s poor kids:
"When nurses who work out of a mobile health vehicle look inside the mouths of many poor children in Logan County, they cringe.
The youngsters often have extensive tooth decay, said Kristi Lessen, director of the Lincoln-based Healthy Communities Partnership.
'It’s indescribable. It’s so sad,' she said Thursday. 'There have been numerous kids who are even freshmen in high school who have never seen a dentist.'"
Dentistry coming to county’s poor kids:
"When nurses who work out of a mobile health vehicle look inside the mouths of many poor children in Logan County, they cringe.
The youngsters often have extensive tooth decay, said Kristi Lessen, director of the Lincoln-based Healthy Communities Partnership.
'It’s indescribable. It’s so sad,' she said Thursday. 'There have been numerous kids who are even freshmen in high school who have never seen a dentist.'"
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