A neglected health care need | Twin Cities Daily Planet | Minneapolis - St. Paul

A neglected health care need | Minneapolis - St. Paul:

"A study of 2005 visits to 7 Twin Cities’ emergency rooms found over 10,000 related to oral health problems at a cost of nearly $5 million."

The twin cities - Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota - are fluoridated

Free Dental Sealants Offered At Local Schools

Free Dental Sealants Offered At Local Schools:

"While fluoridated water was previously thought to help build stronger teeth, a recent analysis of national survey data collected by the National Institute of Dental Research concluded that children who live in areas of the U.S. where the water supplies are fluoridated have tooth decay rates nearly identical with those who live in areas where water is not."

Comedy show to bring smiles, laughter to children

Comedy show to bring smiles, laughter to children:

"Americans overall were also found to have declining oral health as those in the country with untreated tooth decay began to rise this decade after a 50-year improving trend in Americans' dental health."

Verizon Online - Business Center News

Verizon Online - Business Center News: "Last year, four area hospitals had 1,500 visits from patients seeking help with tooth pain, said JAT Mountjoy, director of administrative services at the Green River District Health Department. About a third of those cases involved children and teens.

'It's going to take a lot of pain for you to go to the (emergency room),' Mountjoy said.

State officials have found that 4,500 Kentucky 3-year-olds have dental pain each day, McKee said. Nearly half of preschoolers have untreated tooth decay."

Kentucky is 99.6% fluoridated

CBS’s Pelley: American Health Care as Bad as a Third World Country | NewsBusters.org

CBS’s Pelley: American Health Care as Bad as a Third World Country | NewsBusters.org: "In the expedition to Knoxville, RAM saw 920 patients, made 500 pairs of glasses, did 94 mammograms, extracted 1,066 teeth, "

Knoxville and 96% of Tennessee is fluoridated.

The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY - The Newspaper for the Heartland of New York - Plenty of Americans in despair

The Daily Star, Oneonta, NY - Plenty of Americans in despair:

In fluoridated United States: "Honest, hard-working people are losing their homes, letting their teeth rot because they can't afford a dentist,"

NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Free Dental Exams Offered In Some Schools

NewsChannel 5.com Nashville, Tennessee - Free Dental Exams Offered In Some Schools: "Dentist Michelle Bell said that she and her colleagues have seen a 'dramatic decrease in untreated disease' among children."

Tennessee is 96% fluoridated

Sharoncobb: On 60 Minutes Tonight (March 2) Tennessee Health Care Hero Stan Brock

Sharoncobb: On 60 Minutes Tonight (March 2) Tennessee Health Care Hero Stan Brock: "Pelley and 60 Minutes cameras covered the Knoxville 'expedition,' where RAM volunteers extracted 1,066 teeth, did 567 fillings,"

Fluoridation is state-mandated in Tennessee

News 14 | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES | Dentists take bite out of growing issue

News 14 | Dentists take bite out of growing issue

"Merhoff, a pediatric dentist, joined the national campaign five years ago after noticing a disturbing trend.

'Every other Friday, Dr. Cummings and I are seeing at least two children in the operating room under general anesthesia treating a child with severe dental carries, often abscessed teeth. And that's as early as the age of two.'

The root of the problem Merhoff said are sugary snacks. A 16 oz bottle of Mountain Dew for instance, has 62 grams of sugar. That adds up 1/3 cup of sugar or a third of the bottle.

"The diets have changed. The American diet has changed tremendously. Children are drinking soda pops early on, just high sugary drinks. The juice boxes are often loaded with sugars."

Winston-Salem,North Carolina is fluoridated