Monday, March 26, 2007

State program brings oral screenings to children
The number-one childhood disease is putting Wyo children in hospitals

State program brings oral screenings to children
The number-one childhood disease is putting Wyo children in hospitals
: "About 650 Wyoming children on Medicaid under the age of 5 had to be hospitalized in 2006 because their teeth were severely infected,"

In fluoridated Laramie: "Thursday morning, Walwrath saw about 30 toddlers and preschoolers...About five of the children had problems Walwrath described as "urgent" and needed to be treated by a dentist immediately."