Friday, March 09, 2007

Free Statewide Dental Care Program Shows Volunteer Support and Need Are Great: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Free Statewide Dental Care Program Shows Volunteer Support and Need Are Great: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance:

Minnesota is 98.4% fluoridated:

"The record of amount of care needed tells me that we continue to have gaps in our care system,'"

"Children under 18 received a broad array of care including 3,898 fluoride treatments and nearly 3,264 fillings. Unfortunately, the untreated decay in some children resulted in 441 tooth extractions."