Pediatric cavities reach an all-time high | The-Dispatch.com

Pediatric cavities reach an all-time high | The-Dispatch.com: The research is confirmed by dentist Dr. Jerry Laws, who has practiced in fluoridated Lexington, NC, since 1977.

"We are seeing that more than we used to. There are several causes, and it is preventable."

Cost, lack of dentists bar Va. residents from dental care | Richmond Times-Dispatch

Cost, lack of dentists bar Va. residents from dental care | Richmond Times-DispatchCHARLOTTESVILLE --
Despite being 96% fluoridated, many Virginians don't have access to dental care because of costs and a lack of dentists, according to a new study by two University of Virginia economists.

Cost is the greatest barrier. Those least likely to visit a dentist are low-income residents without insurance or who have low-cost public health care. Virginia's Medicaid program generally limits dental care for low-income adults to emergency services, the study said.

There also are racial and geographical disparities in access to care.

Hundreds get free health care on Day 1 of SC Mission - Local / Metro - TheState.com

Hundreds get free health care on Day 1 of SC Mission where 87% of the water is fluoridated: The dental effort in the Cantey Building was the busiest section, an indication of how many people don’t have dental insurance. Before the gates opened at about 5:30 a.m., the line for dental care stretched completely across the huge fairgrounds parking lot Dental officials planned to treat about 900 patients by the time the program was shut down at 6 p.m. Friday. Those who couldn’t be seen Friday would be given vouchers to put them at the front of the line today, when the effort continues from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. Another 600 should be able to get dental care today.  At the group’s Dental Access Days in Florence last summer, they had to turn away about 2,000 people.

Tooth decay bigger issue than asthma - The West Australian

    Tooth decay bigger issue than asthma - Although Australia has been fluoridated for decades, "Tooth decay is an epidemic in Australia and more than 30 per cent of people only brush their teeth once a day, according to the Australian Dental Association."