Sacramento, California, is fluoridated:

"I have more people unable to pay for treatment," Lott said. "The hardest hit are the younger kids, who … don't have a steady job, or insurance, or are in college. When you tell them they need a root canal or crown for $2,500, they have a look on their face like it's not real."

Dentists, patients feel economy's bite in Sacramento area - Sacramento Business, Housing Market News | Sacramento Bee: Douglas Lott sees it in the faces of many young people sitting in his Sacramento dentist's chair.