Omitting dental benefit for kids a terrible mistake - The Denver Post

Omitting dental benefit for kids a terrible mistake - The Denver Post: •

Colorado is 70% fluoridated, yet:

 Dental disease is the No. 1 reason children are admitted to the operating room at the Children's Hospital Colorado.

• Dental disease is the No. 1 reason children in Colorado miss school.

• Dental disease costs the state more than $1 billion a year, according to estimates from the governor's office.

Dental ER visits on rise in Brevard, despite fluoridation

Dental ER visits on rise in Brevard | FLORIDA TODAY |despite fluoridation An analysis commissioned by the Florida Public Health Institute and conducted by the Health Council of Southeast Florida found more than 115,000 hospital emergency room visits in Florida could have been avoided through proper preventive and restorative dental care.

Most of Brevard, Florida is fluoridated