Dental Health : News : KVII Online

Dental Health : News : KVII Online: "Posted: Monday, April 30, 2007 at 8:23 AM

ATLANTA (AP) - Preschoolers are getting more cavities. The largest government study of the nation's dental care in more than 25 years shows a rise in tooth decay in children's baby teeth"

Lansing State Journal: Walkers brave cold for cause

Lansing State Journal: Walkers brave cold for cause

"In the [fluoridated] Lansing area, 40 percent of children seen for dental care need a follow up, compared to the national average of 20 percent, said Ivan Love, executive director of Capitol Area Community Services."

UK Against Fluoridation: Ireland - fluoridated but still bad teeth

UK Against Fluoridation: Ireland - fluoridated but still bad teeth:

"By the age of 15, seven in 10 children have had significant tooth decay."

Ireland is fluoridated

Lansing State Journal: Walkers brave cold for cause

Lansing State Journal: Walkers brave cold for cause: "In the Lansing area, 40 percent of children seen for dental care need a follow up, compared to the national average of 20 percent, said Ivan Love, executive director of Capitol Area Community Services."

Lansing Michigan is fluoridated

Bill Would Mandate Dental Coverage for Children in State Programs - Politico.com

Bill Would Mandate Dental Coverage for Children in State Programs - Politico.com:

Fluoridation: over 60 years later - "Today, 4 (million) to 5 million children in America suffer from dental disease that limits their ability to eat, sleep, play and learn,' Dingell said, noting that more than 850,000 school days are missed each year by children with dental problems"

BillingsGazette.com :: Hearing looks at kids' health

BillingsGazette.com :: Hearing looks at kids' health: In 89% fluoridated Wisconsin: "Dr. Kevin Rencher, a pediatric dentist from Helena, testified that children desperately in need of dental care are not getting it under the current system.

In the past two weeks, Rencher treated five children with severe dental infections or tooth decay.

'Had these patients waited any longer to seek care, they would have become the next dental tragedy,' Rencher said, referring to a Maryland boy who died in February after infection from an abscessed tooth reached his brain."

Democrat & Chronicle: Living Columns

Democrat & Chronicle: Living Columns: "Dr. Michael Buonocore, a researcher at the Eastman Dental Center, discovered that although fluoride was effective at reducing decay between the teeth, it did not prevent biting surface decay in the pits and fissures of molars. The majority of decay occurs on the biting surface of teeth, so it was imperative to find a way to protect these areas."

The Dunn County Online Community - Variety

The Dunn County Online Community - Variety:

89% fluoridated Wisconsin:

“There are children across our state who can’t sleep at night, who can’t concentrate in school because their teeth hurt, and we must get them the care they need,”

"Many low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities struggle to find oral health care services, even if they are on Medicaid, BadgerCare, or Healthy Start because there is not a dentist in their area who will accept them. Wisconsin currently provides comprehensive dental coverage for approximately 500,000 children and adults enrolled in Medicaid, BadgerCare, and Healthy Start, but 75 percent of these individuals do not have access to a dental care provider."