Fluoridation Fails Delray Beach, Florida

Delray Beach, Florida, is fluoridated: More than 100 elementary students have a big reason to smile. Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton teamed up with Delray Beach’s Spodak Dental Group to provide free care to the children Friday.

The care wasn’t just a cleaning. The dental office shut down and dentists performed extractions and other procedures totally free. Dr. Craig Spodak believes the office did more than $150,000 worth of dental work throughout the day.

“The number 1 reason a child would go to the emergency room, the number 1 reason a child will miss school is because of a dental pain, or dental disease, so it’s an epidemic,” Spodak said.



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Fluoridation Fails the Poor

Despite the growth in fluoridation, tooth decay and fluoride overdose is rampant in America's poor children.

Decay rates for children, living 100% below the Federal Poverty Level, are 40% in three- to five-year-olds; 69% in six- to nine-year-olds; and 74% in 13-15 year-olds, based on Federal data (2011/2012 NHANES) to be presented at an American Public Health Association Meeting 11/2/16).

Previous cavity rates (NHANES III 1988-1994) for similar children’s primary teeth were much lower – 30% of 2-5 year-olds; 42% of 6-12 year-olds and 34% of 15-18 year-olds’ permanent teeth.

http://fluoridealert.org/news/fluoridation-useless-for-low-income-children-federal-data-shows/