Independent - September 29, 2008: Dental care elusive

Independent - September 29, 2008: Dental care elusive:

Gallup, New Mexico is fluoridated:

"Spenser is only 48 years old. By the time she had her bottom teeth removed a year ago, she says, they had already taken many of them out. Like with many indigenous people, she couldn’t afford regular cleanings and other preventative care. As such, rates of tooth decay and periodontal disease are quite high in the area."

Washington City Paper: City Desk - Did McCain Campaign Register www.voteforthemilf.com?

Washington City Paper: City Desk - Did McCain Campaign Register www.voteforthemilf.com?: "When the American Dental Association, a proponent of water fluoridation, learned that an anti-fluoride group owned the domain name fluoridealert.org, the ADA bought the domains fluoridealert.com and fluoridealert.net, and redirected both addresses to the ADA page on the benefits of fluoride."

Children Suffer Tooth Decay | WSPA

Children Suffer Tooth Decay | WSPA:

Spartanburg, South Carollina is fluoridated since 1968:

"For dentist Bryan Satterfield in Spartanburg, seeing children with severe tooth decay is unfortunately nothing new."

"Dr. Satterfield says, 'Some teenagers or children have to lose a lot of teeth and have to get root canals in teeth at age 15 and 16.'”

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US News and World Report:

After 60+ years of water fluoridation in the U.S. (and 50+ years of fluoridated toothpaste):

"Medicaid recipients ages 2 to 18 are less likely to go to the dentist than children who have private insurance, and a Government Accountability Office report looks at how healthy their teeth are. More than half—62 percent—of these children suffered from tooth decay, and 33 percent had tooth decay that had not been treated. A small percentage of children had more than two teeth plagued by tooth decay that had gone without treatment."

Dentist on wheels rolls into Salem - SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Dentist on wheels rolls into Salem - SalemNews.com, Salem, MA:

Salem, Massachusetts is fluoridated:

"Dr. George Orfaly, a Salem dentist who heads up the program in this area, has seen serious dental neglect in his visits around the North Shore.

'We've seen kids as old as 15 who have never been to the dentist before,' he said. 'That's just sad.'"

Newswise Medical News | Study Shows High Gum Disease Rates in Rural Appalachia, Sheds Light on Reasons for Tooth Loss:

West Virginia is 91% fluoridated:

"“These findings are significant in a state that leads the nation in all those who have lost all their teeth over the age of 65,” Crout says. “The national average is 20 percent, but in West Virginia, it’s 43 percent.”"

"“ by the age of 8, one-third of children have untreated dental decay in West Virginia,” Crout says. “One-third of West Virginians under age 35 have lost at least six permanent teeth.”

Lack of Oral Health Care for Adults in Harlem: A Hidden Crisis - Health - redOrbit

Lack of Oral Health Care for Adults in Harlem: A Hidden Crisis - Health - redOrbit:

Harlem is in New York City which has been fluoridated since the 1960's: "Lack of Oral Health Care for Adults in Harlem: A Hidden Crisis"

The Winchester Star

The Winchester Star:



In 94% fluoridated Virginia , “It wasn’t unusual,” he said, “to see 5-, 6-, 7-year-olds with their primary [baby] molars rotted to the gumline.”

“These are kids that have been in pain — they can’t eat, they don’t get to sleep, and consequently that affects school work,” he said."