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NYS Counties Listed From Zero to 100% Fluoridated

Fluoridation has not leveled out decay rates between poor and non-poor in New York State. Highly fluoridated NYS counties do not necessarily have less tooth decay than less fluoridated NYS counties. See Chart NYS Counties Listed From Zero to 100% Fluoridated

The Charleston Gazette - News: "West Virginia led all states with 60 percent of people ages 18 and older who have lost at least one tooth." West Virginia is 92% fluoridated.

"In terms of tooth loss, 62 percent of West Virginia’s poorest older adults lost all their teeth, while just 18 percent of the state’s highest earners were living without teeth."

Entrez PubMed

Entrez PubMed: "Caries was extensive, with 82.3% of the 1,021 participants (n = 839) having at least one cavitated lesion. Nearly three quarters of the adult participants were overweight or obese. This population had severe caries, poor oral hygiene, and diets that are high in sugars and fats and low in fruits and vegetables. Apart from tap water, the most frequently consumed food item by adults of all ages was soft drinks; 19% of all energy from sugar came from soft drinks alone."

Detroit, Michigan, is fluoridated

The Charleston Gazette - Series

The Charleston Gazette - Series: "By nearly all measures, West Virginians have the worst dental health in the nation. " West Virginia is 92% fluoridated.

HARTFORD ADVOCATE - HARTFORD ADVOCATE

HARTFORD ADVOCATE - HARTFORD ADVOCATE: "“It’s very clear that dental care in this state is really in virtually a crisis situation,” said state Sen. Mary Ann Handley, D-Manchester, co-chairman of the Public Health Committee."

Fluoridation is required in Connecticut

Toddlers wait for up to 20 fillings | The Sunday Telegraph

Toddlers wait for up to 20 fillings | The Sunday Telegraph: "HEALTH authorities want warning labels on fruit juice and cordial bottles after discovering 1000 toddlers in NSW are awaiting surgery for rotting teeth."

75% of Australia is fluoridated

Sunday Gazette-Mail - News

Sunday Gazette-Mail - News: "About 65 percent of West Virginia children have cavities by age 8, according to a West Virginia Healthy People study. About one of every three children in the state suffers from untreated decay.

Dental disease hits especially hard among poor children. About 80 percent of cavities are in 20 percent of children — mostly low-income kids.

Only 36 percent of West Virginia children eligible for Medicaid saw a dentist last year."

West Virginia is 91.5% fluoridated.

KTUU.com | Alaska's news and information source | The Root of the Problem, Part Two

KTUU.com | Alaska's news and information source | The Root of the Problem, Part Two: "ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Sugar: the smoking gun for tooth decay in rural Alaska. When it was first introduced in the Bush, people had no idea that it would take only a few generations to turn the healthiest teeth in the world into some of the worst."

Anchorage Alaska's water supply is fluoridated to 1.42 parts per million

abc7.com: Tooth Decay Kills Boy From Poor Family

abc7.com: Tooth Decay Kills Boy From Poor Family: "In Maryland -- where the drivers live -- less than 20 percent of dentists will treat Medicaid patients, because of low reimbursement rates."

Fluoridation is not safe way to go

Fluoridation is not safe way to go: "As a dentist for over 25 years, I believed water fluoridation was beneficial. In the last few years, scientists are finding fluoridation is unnecessary. Current research is clear, the benefits of fluoridation are limited – if any – and the risks significant. "

ABC News: What's Rotting Our Kids' Teeth?

ABC News: What's Rotting Our Kids' Teeth?:

In fluoridated Chicago "she learned was that her daughter's teeth had already begun to decay, even before they had completely grown in."

The Charleston Gazette - News

The Charleston Gazette - News: "Oral disease seems to be most prevalent in Appalachian states. [99.6% fluoridated] Kentucky has the second highest rate of tooth loss among older adults, followed by [96% fluoridated] Tennessee.

In the Deep South, [82% fluoridated] Alabama, [46% fluoridated] Louisiana and [46% fluoridated] Mississippi also have high rates of oral disease. [75% fluoridated] Oklahoma is another state with few people going to the dentist and large numbers without teeth."

The Charleston Gazette - News

The Charleston Gazette - News: "West Virginia [ 91% fluoridated] has a higher percentage of toothless older adults than impoverished countries, such as Madagascar, Gambia, Cambodia and Indonesia, according to the World Health Organization."

MySA.com: Metro | State: "Hispanic children are more likely to show up with tooth decay, with 31 percent of them having cavities in their permanent teeth. For Anglo children, the figure is 19 percent."

(Fluoridation hasn't narrowed oral health disparities between poor and non-poor and or minority and majority populations in fluoridated San Antonio, Texas)