Dental clinic sees demand grow daily People without insurance sign up for care - MLive.com

Dental clinic sees demand grow daily People without insurance sign up for care - MLive.com:

Ann Arbor, Michigan is fluoridated:

"Davis says that because of the lack of regular dental care, they're seeing patients with severe gum decay and periodontal disease, and many who are in pain."

Early Childhood Caries and Access to Dental
Care among Children of Portuguese-Speaking
Immigrants in the City of Toronto

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association:

"...in an epidemiologic study of 19-
month-old children in Edmonton, Alberta, a Canadian
city with a diverse immigrant population and fluoridation
of the water supply, children of foreign-born mothers
were more likely to have ECC than children born to
Canadian mothers."

Near-infrared imaging of developmental defects in ...[J Biomed Opt. 2008 July/August] - PubMed Result

Near-infrared imaging of developmental defects in ...[J Biomed Opt. 2008 July/August] - PubMed Result:

"Fluorosis is a growing problem in the United States, and the more prevalent mild fluorosis can be visually mistaken for early enamel demineralization"

MPR: Dentists visit schools to help low-income kids

MPR: Dentists visit schools to help low-income kids:


In Minnesota, where fluoridation is state-mandated: "'One of the highest unmet health needs for children in Minnesota, and really across the country, is dental care,' says Sarah Wovcha, executive director for Children's Dental Services."

News : Tackling poverty one tooth at a time (Montrose, CO)

News : Tackling poverty one tooth at a time (Montrose, CO):

Colorado is 73% Fluoridated:

"Tooth decay is the leading chronic infectious disease affecting children, according the Colorado Health Report Card. By the time they're 11, an estimated 50 percent of all children will have experienced tooth decay, and by the age of 19, 68 percent will have decay in their permanent teeth."

"Only half of children living in households below the poverty level received preventive dental care in Colorado in 2003, while more than 80 percent living in higher income households received such care, according to the report card."

Smile, this dental work is free:

Port Orange, Florida is fluoridated: "The 44-year-old wasn't alone in her painful plight at the White Wolf Dental Group office, where many with toothaches occupied nearly every suite Friday. About a week before Thanksgiving, two dentists, five hygienists and 14 staff members donated their time to treat about 80 patients who braved cold weather overnight in a line so long, it looked like they were waiting for concert tickets."

"I hear a lot about people who go overseas and do charity work, and that's wonderful and something I'd like to do also some day," Valenzi said. "But I just felt like there was a need right in our community."

And that need was obvious in the parking lot and in the hundreds of telephone inquiries. Operating on a first-come, first-served basis, the office turned away more than 100 people waiting in line, while a steady stream continued to show up throughout the day only to find out they were too late.

Public Private Partnership Aims to Improve Children’s Oral Health - Huntington News Network

Public Private Partnership Aims to Improve Children’s Oral Health - Huntington News Network: "West Virginia has the highest rate of natural teeth loss in the country: 69.6% of seniors 65 and older have lost six more teeth and 42.9 % have lost all of their teeth. Poor dental health often rises as a result of poor oral health and lack of adequate dental care in childhood"

West Virginia is 92% fluoridated

The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports - News - 7,500 W.Va. school kids to get dental care �

The Charleston Gazette - West Virginia News and Sports - News - 7,500 W.Va. school kids to get dental care �:


West Virginia is 92% fluoridated: "'The oral health status of West Virginia children is horrific...Recent studies have shown that about 38 percent of West Virginia children have untreated tooth decay...About 65 percent of West Virginia children have cavities by age 8"

WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | Visit America's "Unhealthiest City"

WUSA9.com | Washington, DC | Visit America's "Unhealthiest City":

Huntington, West Virginia is fluoridated

"the Huntington area is a clear-cut leader in dental problems, with nearly half the people age 65 and older saying they have lost all their natural teeth. And no other city comes close to Huntington's adult obesity rate, according to the report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on data from 2006."

USC Dentists Turn Toothaches into Smiles : egpnews.com

USC Dentists Turn Toothaches into Smiles : egpnews.com:

Madera, California has been fluoridated since 2002

"twelve of [six-year-old] Juan Escovedo’s teeth have cavities on them"

"Many of the children that the team treated were in urgent need of major work."

"The number of students who had serious dental problems were higher than in previous years, according to MUSD’s Student Health Assistant Bernadette Sanchez who says 80-90% of the students selected for the program this year were put into the most urgent of four categories."

"Many of the students treated this year required a pulp treatment, which is needed if the child has major tooth decay, says Bell Gardens Elementary’s Nurse Rosemary Rodriguez."

A mother's cry for help : News : WEYI NBC25

A mother's cry for help : News : WEYI NBC25:

"A Bay City mom says she's desperate and now she's asking for help for her 3 yo. daughter. Medea Heilman says big businesses are getting billions, but she can't even get $300 to pay for her daughter's abscessed tooth to be removed.

'"The puss bag could pop and the poison could go into her blood stream and kill her while she is sleeping," Heilman says. "Or if the swelling is too much in her jaw, it could cut off her airways and stop her from breathing. So, I'm afraid if I sleep I won't know if she is going to be okay"

'In the last two weeks, Medea has taken her little girl to dentist after dentist. She even drove to Ann Arbor to see a specialist.

'We sat there for five hours with her not eating or drinking and then at the last minute they tell me we need the money up front,' Heilman said."

Bay City, Michigan is fluoridated

Dentist: Taxpayers shouldn’t fund soda - Bangor Daily News

Dentist: Taxpayers shouldn’t fund soda - Bangor Daily News:

Bangor, Maine is fluoridated:

"Shenkin, who treats many low-income youngsters in his Bangor dental practice, said it’s not uncommon for him to see children as young as 3 or 4 years old who need to have all their deciduous teeth extracted due to advanced dental decay."

Public health problem: Lack of children receiving dental care

Public health problem: Lack of children receiving dental care:

South Carolina is 91% fluoridated:

"In addition to the routine dental complaints of young children - teeth falling out and coming in - school nurses face abscesses, cavities and dental emergencies. Children are going without dental care and dental insurance, according to two studies, leaving schools and public health outreaches as a safety net.

More than 47 percent of U.S. children age 5 and younger have not seen a dentist in the previous year, according to a recent report by researchers at the S.C. Rural Health Research Center at the University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health."

Lexington News - Kentucky News | Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington News - Kentucky News | Lexington Herald-Leader:

In Kentucky where fluoridation is required: "Last fall, almost 60 percent of the 418 children Stone saw at Head Start programs in Letcher, Perry, Leslie and Knott counties had cavities. Twenty percent had urgent needs — more than six cavities, pain or infection.
Even in a state with measurably bad teeth — Kentucky regularly tops the list of states with the most toothless adults — the high rates of decay are notable."

MyFox Houston | Houston Health Department Providing Dental Care to Students

MyFox Houston | Houston Health Department Providing Dental Care to Students:

Houston TX is fluoridated:

"47 percent of Houston-area second graders have tooth decay."