Sunday, March 09, 2008

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