In pain, mom-to-be found only dentist wait list - JSOnline:

In Milwaukee where the water is fluoridated: "I called everyone listed in the book," said Hamberlin, one of more than 4,700 pregnant women in Milwaukee County in July eligible for dental coverage through BadgerCare Plus, the state's Medicaid program for pregnant women and families.

"They had a three-month waiting list, or their numbers were disconnected, or they said they weren't taking my insurance."

The Journal Sentinel found a similar result: Calls to all 55 dental clinics in the city listed on the state BadgerCare Plus website found only eight that were accepting new adult BadgerCare patients enrolled in the managed care organizations that administer the program. And most were booking new patients two to three months out.

Fluoridation is state-mandated in Illinois: "In the dental clinic, 1,200 patients received care over three days. This included 1,000 extractions, 640 fillings and 300 cleanings." CURE provides dental care to 1,200:

Even if fluoridation did reduce tooth decay and costs, many dentists overcharge anyway: A News 8 investigation revealed that during that period, Texas taxpayers spent $424 million on orthodontic treatment for children under Medicaid. Taxpayers spent $100 million in 2008, $140 million in 2009, and $184 million in 2010, state records show.

Last year, Texas spent as much as the other 49 states combined.


Feds investigate Texas dental Medicaid program | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth:

In Kentucky where fluoridation is state-mandated: A new $1.2 million program to help 25,000 kids fight tooth decay

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/08/25/1857249/12-million-program-to-help-25000.html#ixzz1W4n5427G
$1.2 million program to help 25,000 kids in E. Ky. fight tooth decay | Politics and Government | Kentucky.com

Free Dental Clinic Swamped As Need Rises in [fluoridated] Charlotte Area

More than 2,000 were already in line when she arrived, hundreds more were turned away when the clinic reached capacity.

Hundreds of dental professionals started seeing patients around 6 a.m. Friday and will work through the night until 6 o'clock Saturday evening. They say the overwhelming number of people showing up for care speaks to the need here in the Charlotte area.


Free Dental Clinic Swamped As Need Rises in Charlotte Area | Charlotte News | Weather | Carolina Panthers | Bobcats | FOX Charlotte | Top Stories: Free Dental Clinic Swamped As Need Rises in Charlotte Area

In fluoridated Georgia (Atlanta & Woodstock) 4,000 people show up to get dental care - extractions, root canals, fillings, etc. Americans continue to be dentist-deficient and fluoride overdosed.msnbc.com Video Player

Charlotte and 88% of North Carolina is fluoridated yet, "Thousands flood uptown for free dental clinic"

Taking it in the teeth | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper

In fluoridated Charlotte, NC: "Every Friday at sunrise, dozens of people in Charlotte line up at the Urban Ministry Center. They're waiting to take part in a lottery.

The winners get their teeth pulled.

This is how dental care works sometimes for people in Charlotte who can't afford a dentist."

Dental Care for Young Children on ADVANCE for NPs & PAs

After 66+ years of water fluoridation and 55+ years of fluoridated toothpaste, "One of the largest unmet health needs in the United States is dental care for children. Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood.1 Approximately 60% of U.S. children experience caries in their primary teeth by age 5, and by age 17, 78% of children have caries.2"

DrBicuspid Hygiene

Poor Aussie kids have 70% more caries than the wealthy, despite decades of water fluoridation

DrBicuspid Hygiene: "Poor Aussie kids have 70% more caries than the wealthy"

Aussie tots give teeth the brush off | Herald Sun

Despite widespread fluoridation, "half of Australia's five and 12-year-olds have a 'history of tooth decay' - in their "baby" and permanent teeth - according to a second AIHW report released today."Aussie tots give teeth the brush off | Herald Sun: "The result is that half of Australia's five and 12-year-olds have a 'history of tooth decay' - in their 'baby' and permanent teeth - according to a second AIHW report released today."