Al Smith | Step to aid oral health | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com

In Kentucky, where fluoridation is state-mandated: Step to aid oral health | The Courier-Journal | courier-journal.com: With nearly a fourth of Kentucky’s 1 million children living in poverty and suffering some of the worst oral health in America, the state Board of Dentistry has voted to develop regulations to permit hygienists to treat children in a public health setting, perhaps stemming a near-epidemic of tooth decay in the very young