Sharing smiles: Community workers discuss ways to improve Chicago’s oral health

Sharing smiles: Community workers discuss ways to improve Chicago’s oral health:

"The average child at Erie Family Dental clinics has five to six cavities on their visits, according to Dr. Lee Francis, president and CEO of Erie Family Health Center, which hosted the seminar and has several locations in Chicago. And those who live in poverty, both children and adults, suffer more than twice the amount of tooth decay."

Chicago has been fluoridated for decades in Illinois where fluoridation is required by law by the state government.