Fluoride News Tracker

2012-01-12T03:48:00.000-08:00

Maine is 80% fluoridated, yet "One out of five kids in Maine’s third-grade classrooms has untreated tooth decay"

Lawmakers consider ways to improve access to dental care — Health & Fitness — Bangor Daily News:

2012-01-11T05:47:00.000-08:00

Despite being 72% fluoridated, in Nevada, the rate of tooth decay and oral disease is higher than the rest of the country as a whole.

Good oral hygiene improves overall health | NevadaAppeal.com:

2012-01-06T04:34:00.000-08:00

Despite decades of water fluoridation, "in 2010, Americans spent an estimated $108 billion on dental services. Oral diseases, pain and infections account for 164 million lost work hours nationally and about 7.8 million lost school hours in Colorado", which is 75% fluoridated.

Healthy mouth, economy linked | The Coloradoan | coloradoan.com:

2011-12-07T02:11:00.000-08:00

Despite widespread fluoridation, Australians are spending more than ever on dental care and 60% of six- to eight-year-olds have cavities.

Half of young children have tooth decay

2011-12-06T04:52:00.000-08:00

Virginia is 95% fluoridated "a sad reality: Growing numbers of Virginians are forced to go without much-needed medical and dental care that many of us take for granted."

Wood: Volunteer clinics help, but aren't the answer | Richmond Times-Dispatch:

2011-12-02T08:54:00.000-08:00

Wisconsin is 90% fluoridated: "Rising incidence of tooth decay among young children, professional standards for examining and treating 1-year-olds and a limited number of pediatric dentists in Wisconsin prompted the WDA to launch its dental home initiative aimed at educating general dentists and their office teams in 2008."

WisBusiness.com: Wisconsin Dental Association: Association's public awareness efforts win national, regional awards:

2011-11-27T05:06:00.000-08:00

In Kentucky where fluoridation is state-mandated "Northern Kentucky health officials have encountered more children with cavities in a state known for some of the worst teeth in the nation."

Kentucky has the second highest rate of toothlessness in the U.S. The national average is 20.5 percent, while 38 percent of Kentuckians have lost their teeth"

http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20111127/NEWS0103/111270308/-N-Ky-kids-teeth-risk?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

2011-11-27T04:02:00.000-08:00

Added to our drinking water: A chemical more toxic than lead | kens5.com San Antonio:

After 9 years and $3 million of adding fluoride, research shows tooth decay hasn’t dropped among the poorest of Bexar County’s children. It has only increased—up 13% in 2010, the latest date that data was available.

One out of two children in the Head Start program who were checked for cavities had some decay last year.

2011-11-15T02:56:00.000-08:00

Despite country-wide fluoridation, "half of all 12-year-olds in Ireland and three-quarters of 15-year-olds already have tooth decay and a love of high-sugar food and drinks appears to be the main culprit, dentists have warned."

Half of 12-year-olds have tooth decay - irishhealth.com:

2011-11-14T09:04:00.000-08:00

Ireland is the only country that requires fluoridation. Yet, 75% of Irish children suffer from tooth decay by the age of 15.

Call for soft drinks to carry health warning | Irish Examiner:

2011-11-08T04:37:00.000-08:00

North Carolina is 88% fluoridated. Yet, "63 percent of children begin their school career in poor oral health. That means in the average kindergarten classroom about 13 children suffer from decayed, filled or missing primary teeth. But this number represents an average; when we dig deeper into the data, stark geographic disparities emerge which suggest some communities lack access the resources needed to protect their children's oral health."

Treating children to healthier teeth - Other Views - NewsObserver.com:

2011-10-30T04:26:00.000-07:00

Decay is rampant in naturally and artificially fluoridated Texas Cities.

“No words can express how grateful I am,” said Cagle, who has suffered two abscessed wisdom teeth for more than a year. “It would cost me $250 a tooth without antibiotics. I’ve got two kids. I couldn’t afford this.”

The north exhibit hall of the Civic Center was turned into a dental beehive this weekend, the country’s largest dental office. There were 44 portable chairs and units, with 99 dentists from across the state working in shifts to treat those with dental problems who can’t afford the care.

They came from not just Amarillo [naturally fluoridated from 1.20 mg/L to 2.10 mg/L], but from Dallas [fluoridated], Houston [fluoridated], Austin [fluoridated], Lubbock [naturally fluoridated], San Antonio [fluoridated] and Mount Pleasant, paying their own way as part of the Texas Dental Association’s Smiles Foundation.

Procedures performed included teeth cleaning, extractions, stainless steel crowns, some root canal therapy, and a limited number of partial dentures. For the first time in the event’s 10-year history, about eight to 10 patients were being fitted with dentures.

More than 1,000 people came through the Civic Center,

“Ever have a toothache? Some of the people we saw this weekend had 10 to 12 toothaches,” Smith said. “We saw people whose oral health is just horrendous.”

Jon Mark Beilue: Dentists get busy at Civic Center | Amarillo Globe-News:

2011-10-29T12:40:00.000-07:00

2011-10-27T02:53:00.000-07:00

Dentists often brag that water fluoridation will put themselves out of businss. However, after 66+ years of water fluoridation, 55+ years of fluoridated toothpaste, a multi-billion-dollar, multi-national dental products industry, the American Dental Association reports that, eight new dental schools opened from 1997-2011 and two more are slated to open in 2013.

‘Scrap it and start over’ - American Dental Association - ADA.org:

2011-10-23T02:17:00.000-07:00

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.

2011-10-22T14:34:00.000-07:00

80% of Missouri is fluoridated: "More than 1,100 volunteers, including nearly 200 dentists. Fillings and extractions numbered 1,447 and 2,922, respectively."

'Show-Me' state donates $1 million in MOM care - American Dental Association - ADA.org:

2011-10-22T02:39:00.000-07:00

Los Angeles, California, is mostly fluoridated: "At all the clinics, dental treatment is the overwhelming request. "If you have a toothache, there's no ER to go to," Manelli said. "About 60 percent ask for dental care."

Dental care in big demand at free LA health clinic | Deseret News:

2011-10-07T03:35:00.000-07:00

Charlottesville, Virginia, is fluoridated. Yet dental need is great! Dental Care First to Get Cut in Down Economy - NBC29 WVIR Charlottesville, VA News, Sports and Weather:

"Our services have expanded by 1,000 percent, which sounds impressive, but also comes with a waiting list of 439 patients," said Erika Viccellio of the Charlottesville Free Clinic.

2011-09-29T02:55:00.000-07:00

80% of Missouri is fluoridated. "The dental clinic held over the weekend was so very impressive in so many ways.

These are the hard numbers: 1,856 people served, 2,922 teeth pulled and dentistry valued at $1 million."

Time for tooth decay talk | Springfield News-Leader | News-Leader.com

2011-09-25T03:38:00.000-07:00

Maryland is 94% fluoridated "[The dentist] has seen individuals suffering from infections, decay, burning gums and ulcers who rely on aspirin to ease their pain.

Others have teeth that are blackened and crooked.

Many have not been to a dentist in decades.

It is the desperate need for dental attention that keeps her coming back each year to volunteer her time and services to thousands of people attending the Convoy of Hope at Fairgrounds Park in Hagerstown.

'We expect to see at least 2,000 people today," Bye said. "Many of them have been living with discomfort for a long time.'

Snyder estimated that about 5,000 people attended Saturday's Convoy of Hope.

'The first year, about 2,300 people showed up," he said. "Each year since, the numbers have increased.'"

Convoy of Hope offers free services to thousands - Page 2 - herald-mail.com

2011-09-19T04:29:00.000-07:00

In 90% fluoridated Ohio: "Many of Ohio's young children are unable to get the dental care they need to stay healthy. According to a recent report from the Ohio Department of Health, more than half of the state's children have experienced tooth decay by third grade. And while it varies by location, family income and insurance, children in Appalachian counties disproportionately suffer the consequences of untreated cavities and have a greater need for urgent dental care."

Dental Health not Necessarily a Smiling Matter for Ohio's Kids:

2011-09-13T05:31:00.000-07:00

Kids in fluoridated Alalmeda County, California are suffering in dental painBay Area Dental Health Crisis Part 3 - Video - KTVU San Francisco

http://www.ktvu.com/video/28910318/index.html

2011-09-12T06:39:00.000-07:00

Rhode Island is 85% fluoridated and dental decay is a significant public-health problem among Rhode Island children. Despite 202 dentists in 380 locations throughout the state up from only 27 years ago.

Dental care in R.I. for children lags | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal

2011-09-08T07:12:00.000-07:00

Virginia is 95% fluoridated. "In Northern Virginia, 16 percent of lower-income adults have not gone to a dentist in more than five years, according to a report that looks at disparities in oral health in one of the most prosperous regions in the country.

“For people with limited means and no insurance, routine dental care is often out of reach,” said Patricia Mathews, president of the Northern Virginia Health Foundation. “Because of costs, they are more likely to suffer severe pain from untreated dental problems, miss time from work or school, or wind up in a hospital emergency room, which increases health-care costs for everyone.”

Three months after the Northern Virginia Dental Clinic’s Loudoun site opened in October, it had a waiting list of 300 patients, Mathews said. Although some area dentists volunteer at clinics or provide their services at reduced rates, the need far exceeds the number of dentists willing to provide those services, the report said.

2011-09-03T05:10:00.000-07:00

Fluoridation Mandated Kentucky has staggering tooth decay rates. It’s clear they need dental care and not fluoride. But what’s solution – more fluoride – making more money for companies selling the fluoride varnish and more money to the dental professionals applying the stuff, having no evidence that children are fluoride-deficient.

Excerpts:
Staggering statistics about Kentucky kids’ poor oral health were brought to the governor’s attention when he was running for office four years ago, Beshear said. The Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues at UK sent the Beshears an assessment of the state’s dental health showing that half of Kentucky’s children had decay in their baby teeth; and nearly half of children ages 2, 3 and 4 had untreated dental problems. This is more than twice the national average, Beshear said last week.

Kentucky youths who seek to join the military and present a mouth full of cavities and gaps where teeth had been, are turned away in high numbers, says Dr. Steve Davis, the state’s interim commissioner of public health.

Over the course of the 2011-12 school year, two protective fluoride varnish treatments and educational materials for healthy dental practices will be offered to children in the first through the fifth grades at selected schools in 16 Appalachian Kentucky counties.

Al Smith: 'Smiling Schools' improving health - Central Kentucky News

2011-08-31T04:24:00.000-07:00

In pain, mom-to-be found only dentist wait list - JSOnline:

In Milwaukee where the water is fluoridated: "I called everyone listed in the book," said Hamberlin, one of more than 4,700 pregnant women in Milwaukee County in July eligible for dental coverage through BadgerCare Plus, the state's Medicaid program for pregnant women and families.

"They had a three-month waiting list, or their numbers were disconnected, or they said they weren't taking my insurance."

The Journal Sentinel found a similar result: Calls to all 55 dental clinics in the city listed on the state BadgerCare Plus website found only eight that were accepting new adult BadgerCare patients enrolled in the managed care organizations that administer the program. And most were booking new patients two to three months out.

2011-08-27T03:17:00.000-07:00

Fluoridation is state-mandated in Illinois: "In the dental clinic, 1,200 patients received care over three days. This included 1,000 extractions, 640 fillings and 300 cleanings." CURE provides dental care to 1,200:

2011-08-26T05:07:00.000-07:00

Even if fluoridation did reduce tooth decay and costs, many dentists overcharge anyway: A News 8 investigation revealed that during that period, Texas taxpayers spent $424 million on orthodontic treatment for children under Medicaid. Taxpayers spent $100 million in 2008, $140 million in 2009, and $184 million in 2010, state records show.

Last year, Texas spent as much as the other 49 states combined.

Feds investigate Texas dental Medicaid program | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth:

2011-08-25T13:56:00.000-07:00

In Kentucky where fluoridation is state-mandated: A new $1.2 million program to help 25,000 kids fight tooth decay

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/08/25/1857249/12-million-program-to-help-25000.html#ixzz1W4n5427G
$1.2 million program to help 25,000 kids in E. Ky. fight tooth decay | Politics and Government | Kentucky.com

2011-08-22T08:06:00.000-07:00

Free Dental Clinic Swamped As Need Rises in [fluoridated] Charlotte Area

More than 2,000 were already in line when she arrived, hundreds more were turned away when the clinic reached capacity.

Hundreds of dental professionals started seeing patients around 6 a.m. Friday and will work through the night until 6 o'clock Saturday evening. They say the overwhelming number of people showing up for care speaks to the need here in the Charlotte area.

Free Dental Clinic Swamped As Need Rises in Charlotte Area | Charlotte News | Weather | Carolina Panthers | Bobcats | FOX Charlotte | Top Stories: Free Dental Clinic Swamped As Need Rises in Charlotte Area

2011-08-21T05:39:00.000-07:00

In fluoridated Georgia (Atlanta & Woodstock) 4,000 people show up to get dental care - extractions, root canals, fillings, etc. Americans continue to be dentist-deficient and fluoride overdosed.msnbc.com Video Player

2011-08-20T04:46:00.000-07:00

Charlotte and 88% of North Carolina is fluoridated yet, "Thousands flood uptown for free dental clinic"

Taking it in the teeth | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper

2011-08-16T04:34:00.000-07:00

In fluoridated Charlotte, NC: "Every Friday at sunrise, dozens of people in Charlotte line up at the Urban Ministry Center. They're waiting to take part in a lottery.

The winners get their teeth pulled.

This is how dental care works sometimes for people in Charlotte who can't afford a dentist."

Dental Care for Young Children on ADVANCE for NPs & PAs

2011-08-06T04:14:00.000-07:00

After 66+ years of water fluoridation and 55+ years of fluoridated toothpaste, "One of the largest unmet health needs in the United States is dental care for children. Dental caries is the most common chronic disease of childhood.1 Approximately 60% of U.S. children experience caries in their primary teeth by age 5, and by age 17, 78% of children have caries.2"

DrBicuspid Hygiene

2011-08-03T12:25:00.000-07:00

Poor Aussie kids have 70% more caries than the wealthy, despite decades of water fluoridation

DrBicuspid Hygiene: "Poor Aussie kids have 70% more caries than the wealthy"

Aussie tots give teeth the brush off | Herald Sun

2011-08-02T08:40:00.000-07:00

Despite widespread fluoridation, "half of Australia's five and 12-year-olds have a 'history of tooth decay' - in their "baby" and permanent teeth - according to a second AIHW report released today."Aussie tots give teeth the brush off | Herald Sun: "The result is that half of Australia's five and 12-year-olds have a 'history of tooth decay' - in their 'baby' and permanent teeth - according to a second AIHW report released today."

Free Dental Care, Plenty Of Smiles Given In Reidsville | digtriad.com

2011-07-11T19:25:00.000-07:00

Reidsville, NC dentists neglect the low-incomed all year except for one day. Free Dental Care, Plenty Of Smiles Given In Reidsville | digtriad.com

Wisconsin MOM provides $1 million in dental care - American Dental Association - ADA.org

2011-07-11T19:17:00.000-07:00

Wisconsin dentists neglect poor people all year; except for one day.Wisconsin MOM provides $1 million in dental care - American Dental Association - ADA.org

Volunteers provide $49,616 in free dentistry for 156 patients

2011-07-07T03:21:00.000-07:00

Despite a state-wide fluoridation mandate in Georgia, "We don't need to go too far to find people who are in desperate need of our ]dental] services, if we help those close to us, other people will do the same and our efforts will multiply," he said.

Volunteers provide $49,616 in free dentistry for 156 patients

First in Print: Michigan simply average on dental care for children - Coldwater, MI - The Daily Reporter

2011-07-06T09:55:00.000-07:00

Ninety percent of Michigan is fluoridated. Yet, "An estimated 63 percent of low-income children in Michigan go without dental care each year."

First in Print: Michigan simply average on dental care for children - Coldwater, MI - The Daily Reporter:

2011-06-30T19:05:00.000-07:00

Wisconsin is 90% fluoridated. "An estimated $1.12 million in free dental care was provided to 1,570 children and adults during 2,141 patient visits at the Wisconsin Dental Association and WDA Foundation’s third Mission of Mercy held June 24 and 25, at Greenheck Field House in Weston, Wis."

"Clinic doors opened at 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday with care concluding by 5:30 p.m. both days. A total of 8,033 dental procedures were performed, including 1,822 fillings, 1,756 teeth extracted, 593 cleanings and 22 root canals. Several dental labs worked with volunteer technicians to create 90 partial dentures."

Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency

2011-06-30T07:26:00.000-07:00

In 80% fluoridated "KING COUNTY, WA -- Troubling rates of preventable dental disease continue in King County children, particularly among those from low-income families, children of color and children whose primary language is not English, according to the most recent King County Smile Survey."

Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency:

#1 Untreated Disease in�Children - The Blogodontist - Soundentistry

2011-06-26T03:00:00.000-07:00

Dental caries (tooth decay) is the number one untreated disease in children.

Each year, 52 million school hours are missed due to dental-related issues. Untreated tooth decay leads to problems with learning, sleeping, eating and growing. Nearly 80 percent of childhood tooth decay occurs in 20 percent of children.

Nationwide, 30 to 50 percent of 4- and 5-year-olds in Head Start already have tooth decay. Surprisingly, the number of children getting cavities is increasing; low-income individuals are disproportionately affected by dental disease and most do not have access to dental care."

Free dental clinic serves about 1,000 in first day - WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports

2011-06-26T02:57:00.000-07:00

Wisconsin is 90% fluoridated, "More than 950 volunteers filled the Greenheck Field House, turning it into one giant dentist's office. Hundreds of people wait their turn for the chance to get care they couldn't afford otherwise."

Free dental clinic serves about 1,000 in first day - WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports

Study: Tooth decay abundant in W.Va. 3rd graders

2011-06-21T15:54:00.000-07:00

Study: Tooth decay abundant in W.Va. 3rd graders and West Virginia is 92% fluoridated.

Many blame dental care woes on Medicaid, not shortage | TBO.com

2011-06-19T05:15:00.000-07:00

Despite a high rate of fluoridation in Florida, "A study he did in 2006 showed that dental infections over a year's time in Florida led to 1,200 hospital admissions that cost the state more than $1 million"

Fluoridation was supposed to put dentists out of business; but after decades of water fluoridation, Florida wants to build more dental schools

Many blame dental care woes on Medicaid, not shortage | TBO.com:

Free dental care gives uninsured a reason to smile

2011-06-18T05:06:00.000-07:00

San Francisco is fluoridated: "A dentist and assistants extracted more than 45 teeth and filled at least 50 cavities during 140 appointments in the 40-foot dental van since setting up at Glide on June 6. Many of the patients had been waiting for months for the chance to see a dentist."

Free dental care gives uninsured a reason to smile:

Maine Voices: New study of the dental needs of Maine people will help a lot | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram

2011-06-17T02:51:00.000-07:00

Maine is 80% fluoridated. Yet, tooth decay is rampant.

"You only have to go door-to-door once to hear a story you wish you hadn't. Horrific stories about actions taken by individuals to address the pain they suffer from oral disease. The numbers are staggering.

• More than 46 percent of MaineCare kids don't have access to oral health care.

• More than 20 percent of Maine third-graders have untreated cavities.

• Each of Maine's 16 counties has a federally designated oral health shortage area.

• Some estimates suggest nearly 250,000 Mainers, around one in five, don't have a dentist.

• Who suffers from lack of dental care? People in rural Maine, low-income people, seniors and veterans, and many others."

Maine Voices: New study of the dental needs of Maine people will help a lot | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram:

Dental care called a health care crisis | PressDemocrat.com

2011-06-17T02:35:00.000-07:00

“Tooth decay is rampant. One third of all kids in school have visible decay,” she said.

"...almost no private practice dentists in the area will accept their coverage. At the same time, state budget cuts to dental programs and a recession that has left many local residents without private dental insurance has “pushed Sonoma County's fragile oral health ‘system' to the breaking point,” the report said.

The report highlights a number of factors that have led to the current troubles. Denti-Cal (Medi-Cal's dental program) no longer pays for adult dental treatment; Medicare does not cover routine dental care for the elderly; and most private practice dentists will not see children with Denti-Cal because of low reimbursement rates.

Tapping dentists in private care like Tomaszewskito do more to close the dental care gap is among the major goals of the task force report."

Dental care called a health care crisis | PressDemocrat.com

Primary care clinicians the missing link in oral health disparities - The Clinical Advisor

2011-06-02T09:20:00.000-07:00

"ECC is a public-health crisis, according to Gonsalves. Although actual disease prevalence is relatively low, affecting about 5% U.S. children, it disproportionately affects those that are low income, with a prevalence rate ranging from 30% to 50% in this population. To put it in perspective, 80% of decay occurs in 20% of the nation's children."

Primary care clinicians the missing link in oral health disparities - The Clinical Advisor:

Pa.'s low-income kids find little dental care

2011-05-24T04:52:00.000-07:00

Pa.'s low-income kids find little dental care

Pennsylvania got a "D" -- up from an "F" last year -- in a national report grading the states on dental care for low-income children,"

"Only 26 percent of the state's practicing dentists treated at least one Medicaid patient between May 2009 and April 2010."

Pa.'s low-income kids find little dental care:

Ohio gets only a B in dental care for children | cleveland.com

2011-05-24T04:28:00.000-07:00

Ohio scores above average on five national standards for good oral health. Sealant programs in up to 74 percent of high-risk schools (exceeding the 25 percent national level); fluoridated water for 84 percent of Ohioans (compared to 75 percent nationwide); dental care being used by 42 percent of Medicaid-enrolled children (exceeding the national 38 percent); payment for preventive dental care services; and keeping data on children's dental health.

However, 51% of third graders have tooth decay. So these benchmarks have no correlation to better oral health.

Ohio gets only a B in dental care for children | cleveland.com

Dentists hesitate to treat kids on Medicaid: study | Reuters

2011-05-23T04:55:00.000-07:00

"Dentists hesitate to treat kids on Medicaid: study | Reuters: "(Reuters Health) - Dentists were less willing to see kids who needed an emergency appointment if they were covered by Medicaid than if they had private insurance in a new study based in Cook County, Illinois."

"women made two calls to 85 different dental practices in the county, about four weeks apart, with the same story [son with broken tooth]. The only difference was that one time the women told dental offices they were covered by Medicaid, and in the other call, they said the family had private Blue Cross insurance.

"In total, dentists' offices told almost two-thirds of mothers with Medicaid that their son couldn't get an appointment, compared to less than 5 percent of those with Blue Cross insurance."

Improving kids' teeth their goal | The Columbus Dispatch

2011-05-23T04:53:00.000-07:00

"Dental woes for toddlers and children, especially those in low-income families, are a monumental national problem.

Young children often end up in an operating room under general anesthesia with severe problems. Currently, those children wait about three months for care in Nationwide Children's Hospital. The wait is even longer elsewhere in the country.

While they wait, the kids often take painkillers and antibiotics to get by."

Improving kids' teeth their goal | The Columbus Dispatch:

Inuit Oral Health Survey Report 2008-2009

2011-05-21T05:32:00.000-07:00

"3.0 Review of Inuit oral health status in Canada
3.1 Early findings

Anthropologic studies show that pre-European contact, the Thule culture was largely, if not completely, caries free. Mayhall (Mayhall 1977) reports that an examination of 301 skulls from the 900-1650 AD, revealed just two dental cavities. Among the more modern studies of Inuit, Ritchie (Ritchie 1923) working with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913-28 found no cavities among 34 skulls. Even up to the later contact period (1938), McEuen (McEuen 1938) found only 7 lesions among 6 individuals out of a population of 82 he examined in Pangnirtung.

More recent surveys (Nutrition Canada 1977) (Zammit 1994 ) (Leake 1992) (Health Canada 2000) show that the prevalence of the disease, at the end of the last century, was extremely high - over 93% of school-aged children had experienced dental decay. The epidemic of dental caries has been attributed to the introduction of more refined carbohydrates, especially sugar, into the traditional diet of the Inuit. The increase in the prevalence and severity of the disease had been sufficiently rapid that Mayhall (Mayhall 1975) was able to demonstrate a 66% increase in the severity over just a four-year period in two communities in the northern Keewatin District."

Inuit Oral Health Survey Report 2008-2009:

Inuit more prone to dental problems: report - North - CBC News

2011-05-21T05:23:00.000-07:00

In Canada, "the need to see a dentist is great. The survey found that more than 85 per cent of Inuit preschoolers have cavities or other kinds of decay in eight of their baby teeth, on average.

Most of that tooth decay goes untreated, resulting in a lot of decayed, filled and missing teeth"

"We see a much higher rate of teeth being extracted, and children losing their teeth," Dr. Stephen Partyka, a dentist who runs a busy practice in Iqaluit, told CBC News on Thursday.

"It's very disturbing…. At times, it's depressing.

Partyka blamed the high rates of dental problems on unhealthy diets and smoking — a finding that is backed by the Health Canada survey, which cited high rates of tobacco use, overcrowded housing and food insecurity among Inuit in northern communities."

Inuit more prone to dental problems: report - North - CBC News:

Dental Diseases Rampant in Pets | TopNews United States

2011-05-20T05:01:00.000-07:00

"t has been reported that around 70% of cats and dogs above the age of three, have varieties of dental disease,"

Dental Diseases Rampant in Pets | TopNews United States:

People Packing ER for Dental Problems - IllinoisHomePage.net

2011-05-19T07:08:00.000-07:00

In Illinois where fluoridation is state mandated people are packing hospital emergency rooms with dental problems.

People Packing ER for Dental Problems - IllinoisHomePage.net

Emery County Progress - Nutritional classes to take place - May 10, 2011

2011-05-11T04:29:00.000-07:00

"Teach a man to properly prepare foods and you heal his chronic illnesses, stabilize his blood sugar, and repair his tooth decay.

Dr. Price found entire villages in Scotland, Australia, Africa, Alaska, on the South Seas, near the Everglades, in the Alps of Switzerland, and among the Native Americans with less than 1 percent or no tooth decay. Villagers who hadn't been exposed to refined diets had naturally straight teeth, and broad faces with good facial construction (and they didn't have tooth brushes or toothpaste.) These villages had handsome round faces, optimal organ function, excellent eyesight and hearing, athletic skeletal and muscle development, and gave birth to healthy and content babies. These people were disease free with friendly and optimistic dispositions.

When roads began to connect villages all over the world it made commercialized foods more available and diets changed from traditional whole foods to refined foods. Societies went from being disease free, tooth decay free, fertile, and beautiful to developing infertility, tuberculosis, chronic heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.

Emery County Progress - Nutritional classes to take place - May 10, 2011:

America's Oral Health Crisis: Closing the Gap - EIN News - News Media Monitoring

2011-05-05T02:36:00.000-07:00

After 66 years of fluoridation reaching more Americans than ever, a new report says dental disease is still "a public health crisis that has persisted more than a decade after the U.S. Surgeon General called for aggressively reversing the 'silent epidemic' of America's oral health disparity."

"Lower-income African Americans, Hispanics and American Indians tend to suffer oral health disparities and lower access to dental care and prevention compared to white Americans."

America's Oral Health Crisis: Closing the Gap - EIN News - News Media Monitoring:

Wisconsin Medicaid enrollees’ recurrent use of emergency departments and physicians’ offices for treatment of nontraumatic dental conditions

2011-04-30T03:13:00.000-07:00

Wisconsin is 90% fluoridated. Yet 24,000 Medicaid enrollees made dental related visits to Emergency Rooms and Physician offices, with 6.5 percent estimated to be frequent users of such care. People aged 19 to 42 years were more likely to be frequent users. Most dentists refuse Medicaid patients and are costing the US healthcare system hundreds of millions of dollars to fix the extensive tooth decay that could have been prevented with a cheap filling.

Wisconsin Medicaid enrollees’ recurrent use of emergency departments and physicians’ offices for treatment of nontraumatic dental conditions: "The effect of living in an area with a shortage of dental health care professionals did not affect the likelihood of being a frequent user of EDs and POs for such care."

Fluoride / Flouride / Fluoridation / Flouridation - John Yiamouyiannis

2011-04-28T16:35:00.000-07:00

With low Medicaid reimbursements, Florida worst at helping low-income kids get dental care - St. Petersburg Times

2011-04-27T16:00:00.000-07:00

Florida dentists prefer to treat the water and not low-income children. 78% of Florida's public water supplies are fluoridated "Across Florida, thousands of children and adults go about their daily lives with missing teeth, untreated toothaches and worsening tooth decay."

With low Medicaid reimbursements, Florida worst at helping low-income kids get dental care - St. Petersburg Times:

Report Brief - Institute of Medicine

2011-04-20T07:27:00.000-07:00

Report Brief - Institute of Medicine:

"Poor oral health can be attributed to a number of factors, including uneven and limited access to oral health care and dental coverage, lack of appropriate quality measures in oral health care, inadequate health literacy among the U.S. populace, and lack of attention to oral health among primary care providers. While access has improved over time, many people—typically those who are most vulnerable—still lack the oral health services they need. Accessing oral health care is particularly difficult for certain populations, including people whose income falls below the federal poverty level, African Americans, Latinos, and children covered by Medicaid."

"HHS has suffered from a lack of high-level accountability, coordination among its own agencies, resources, and sustained interest in oral health."

Some Texas Dentists Bad-Mouth Anti-Cavity Bill — Health and Human Services Commission | The Texas Tribune

2011-04-16T09:11:00.000-07:00

Texas Dentists Choose No Dental Care for Poor Kids

Some Texas Dentists Bad-Mouth Anti-Cavity Bill — Health and Human Services Commission | The Texas Tribune: "Jason Sabo, senior vice president for the United Ways of Texas, said the rule that parents must accompany kids to get a Medicaid reimbursement creates an artificial barrier for low-income, working families. “It’s saying, if you want access to dental care, if you want your kids to get sealants, I guess you have to quit your job,” he said. “We live in a world where kids’ teeth are rotting out of their head while they’re trying to take a TAKS test.”"

Dr. Jennifer Bankler, dental health coordinator with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, said the goal isn’t to tear kids away from private practices — it’s to get them the help they need. Seven to 10 percent of the children her mobile unit sees have urgent dental needs, she said; many are sitting in class suffering. “These kids are uninsured, underinsured,” she said. “We’re trying to reach those kids that don’t have a dental home, to work with families to help them find a dental home.”

Fluoride Generation Kids teeth in decay � Indaily's Blog

2011-04-15T00:53:00.000-07:00

Fluoride Generation Kids teeth in decay

A NATIONWIDE survey of 32,000 schoolchildren will try to determine why Australian kids have such poor teeth despite the billions of dollars spent on dental health in the past decade.

These are also the kids of the so-called Fluoride Generation, for whom fluoridated water supplies are the norm and fillings are supposed to be a thing of the past."

Australian children have terrible teeth, researchers say, and oral health is decaying | Adelaide Now

2011-04-14T04:21:00.000-07:00

Over 75% of Australia is fluoridated. Yet, "Adelaide University will spend $1.3 million to find out why oral hygeine amongst Aussie kid's is getting worse."

Australian children have terrible teeth, researchers say, and oral health is decaying | Adelaide Now

Getting to the root of poor dental care for poor, uninsured - Utica, NY - The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York

2011-04-11T12:52:00.000-07:00

Utica, NY is fluoridated: "Dental residents at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare in Utica treat about 1,500 walk-in dental emergency patients a year, most of whom are on Medicaid or don’t have their own dentist.

Many come in with advanced tooth decay, facial swelling and pain from a lack of routine dental care,..."

Getting to the root of poor dental care for poor, uninsured - Utica, NY - The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York:

Child dental crisis | Phoenix News | Arizona News | azfamily.com | Health News

2011-04-07T07:21:00.000-07:00

"The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry reported this week we have a dental crisis, with 2 to 35 percent of children aged 2 to 5 showing tooth decay." This after 65+ years of water fluoridation twhich has reached more people this year than ever.

Child dental crisis | Phoenix News | Arizona News | azfamily.com | Health News:

2011-03-25T16:33:00.000-07:00

Fluoride Dangers: Dentists Protect Fluoride Instead of Babies: The New Hampshire Dental Society (NHDS) lobbied against a new law that would require warnings on water bills that infant formula must not be mixed with fluoridated water to avoid fluoride discolored teeth (dental fluorosis). Then, instead of informing the public, they promoted and glorified fluoride with a news release and a new "Fluoride Facts" website conspicuously excluding infant warnings and other adverse health effects of fluoride.

2011-03-25T09:17:00.001-07:00

Fluoridation chemicals spill, eat up concrete and required workers in Hazmat suits to clean up to toxic brew. This is what they put into your drinking water so dentists won't have to treat low-income people. Dentists prefer to treat their water, endangering everyone's well-being.

Public News Service

2011-03-21T05:15:00.000-07:00

In 88% fluoridated NC, "Thirty-seven-percent of children entering kindergarten in North Carolina have already experienced tooth decay, and half of them have continuing tooth decay problems."

Public News Service:

NZ children's dental health still among worst - National - NZ Herald News

2011-03-06T04:24:00.000-08:00

In 67% fluoridated New Zealand: "Forty-four per cent of 5-year-olds have at least one decayed, missing or filled tooth, a school dental services report has found.

The Government has spent $417 million on the problem since 2007 but the figures have shown little improvement.

In 2000, 48 per cent of 5-year-olds had cavities, and the figure has not dropped below 43 per cent since.

New Zealand rates are worse than the UK, US and Australia.

Auckland paediatric dentist Clarence Tam said it wasn't unusual to see children as young as 2 or 3 with huge holes in several teeth.

"It definitely seems to be on the rise for 5-year-olds and younger children

NZ children's dental health still among worst - National - NZ Herald News:

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month - Business Wire - SunHerald.com

2011-02-23T04:27:00.000-08:00

After 66 years of water fluoridation, "According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, nearly 50 percent of children have tooth decay before age five."

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month - Business Wire - SunHerald.com:

Free clinic draws hundreds in need of medical care | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

2011-02-20T03:32:00.000-08:00

In Nashville where the water is fluoridated: "A dentistry wing, set up in the school gym, had more than 50 dental chairs. Thirty nine dentists roamed from chair to chair, doing patient consultations, cleanings, fillings, extractions and other work.

'About 700 of our patients today wanted to see the dentist,'"

Free clinic draws hundreds in need of medical care | The Tennessean | tennessean.com:

Tooth decay preventable; Teach kids good habits - Kearney Hub: Opinion

2011-02-19T03:52:00.000-08:00

"In spite of widespread water fluoridation and remarkable advances in dental care, tooth decay among U.S. children appears on the increase after decades of decline.

“Cavities are alive and well in the United States,” according to William Berlocher, who was president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 2010.

A massive study by the National Center of Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the prevalence of cavities in baby teeth of children ages 2-5 rose 4 percentage points in the past two decades."

Tooth decay preventable; Teach kids good habits - Kearney Hub: Opinion:

Cavity rate high in MN kids | StarTribune.com

2011-02-11T10:21:00.000-08:00

Cavity rate high in MN kids | StarTribune.com:

Minnesota is 90% fluoridated: "Cavity rate high in Minnesota kids"

"The cavity rate (55 percent) among screened children was higher than the national rate of 52 percent"

2011-02-11T10:12:00.000-08:00

Ohio is 89% fluoridated: "About 28 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds in Head Start programs have untreated cavities; by third grade, more than 50 percent of children have tooth decay."

"Lindy Cree, president of the Dental Center of Northwest Ohio, said her staff sees children and teens every day who are suffering severe pain and embarrassment from decay, abscesses and gum disease. Sometimes, the problem is money; other times, it's a family's lack of awareness."

Either way, the children pay.

"They don't know that it shouldn't hurt to eat," Cree said. "But a cavity doesn't heal itself."

Group pushing dental care for Ohio's kids | The Columbus Dispatch:

Lack of dentists and dental insurance compound dental health problem

2011-02-10T06:47:00.000-08:00

Lack of dentists and dental insurance compound dental health problem

Missourians have some of the nation's worst dental health, despite an 80% fluoridation rate. The state ranks 47th in percentage of adults who have visited the dentist in the last year (63 percent). The national average is 71 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Illinois, where fluoridation is state-mandated, ranks 32nd, with 69 percent of adults visiting the dentist.

And it's not just adults. In 2004, a survey found that one quarter of Missouri's third- graders had untreated tooth decay.

A shortage of dentists has compounded the problem, especially in rural or underserved areas. There are 18 Missouri counties with one or no registered dentists.

Lack of dentists and dental insurance compound dental health problem

Importance of Dental Hygiene in West Virginia - WBOY-TV - WBOY.com

2011-02-10T03:52:00.000-08:00

West Virginia is 92% fluoridated; Yet, "statistics show that 65 percent of children by eight years old have cavities in the Mountain State."

Importance of Dental Hygiene in West Virginia - WBOY-TV - WBOY.com:

Cary News | Amid deficit, state workers brace for layoffs

2011-02-05T01:21:00.000-08:00

"In the last two years, she has noticed more cavities, more infections, all signs of poor oral hygiene and lack of dental care." the water is fluoridated in Lillington, NC where this school is located.

Cary News | Amid deficit, state workers brace for layoffs:

Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health Counters Early Childhood Caries Trend | www.ucsf.edu

2011-02-03T02:59:00.000-08:00

Center to Address Disparities in Children's Oral Health Counters Early Childhood Caries Trend | www.ucsf.edu:

"With advances in dental practice, kids today are getting fewer cavities, right?

Not true, unfortunately. Tooth decay among the youngest children is on the rise, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Poor and minority populations have been burdened disproportionately."

"Weintraub initially teamed up with fellow School of Dentistry faculty members Stuart Gansky, DrPH, a biostatistician, and Francisco Ramos-Gomez, DDS, MPH, a pediatric dentist who grew alarmed when he saw a steady stream of kids with cavities at the UCSF-run family dental clinic at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH)." San Francisco is fluoridated.

"In the rural area, dentists were few and far between; the closest pediatric dentists were in Fresno, about 50 miles away. Furthermore, dentists in both rural and urban areas often were unwilling to treat children less than 6 years old, largely because they had never rotated through a pediatrics clinic during their training, and they felt unprepared as a consequence.

Moreover, many dentists did not accept Medicaid (Denti-Cal) payment. Those who did had long waiting lists. Children from low-income families often waited months for screening or treatment."

Got teeth? New York’s got plenty of dentists | The Business Review

2011-02-01T01:58:00.000-08:00

"Furthermore, it appears that a small number of dentists treat the majority of New York’s nearly 5 million Medicaid patients. More than half of the dentists in the state said they have no Medicaid patients at all, while 10 percent said that 60 percent or more of their patients are on Medicaid."

“We do have an oral health supply problem in New York, but the issue is not the number of dentists” said Jean Moore, director of the CHWS. “It is getting the dentists to work in underserved areas.”

Got teeth? New York’s got plenty of dentists | The Business Review:

First Master’s in Oral Health Care Students Nearing Graduation at Metropolitan State University

2011-01-25T23:49:00.000-08:00

"According to a 2007 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 50 million Americans, particularly children, the elderly and the working poor, are not getting the oral health care they need. A recent study of visits to [fluoridated] Twin Cities emergency rooms, presented to the American Public Health Association annual meeting in 2007, found more than 10,000 emergency room visits were related to oral health problems (mainly pain and infection) at a cost of more than $4.7 million in one year.

“Oral health is one of the greatest unmet health care needs in our country,” said Sue Hammersmith, President of Metropolitan State University."

First Master’s in Oral Health Care Students Nearing Graduation at Metropolitan State University:

9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | 4,000 Colorado kids to get free dental care

2011-01-21T02:59:00.000-08:00

9NEWS.com | Colorado's Online News Leader | 4,000 Colorado kids to get free dental care:

Colorado is 74% fluoridated: "DENVER - Imagine being a kid, having a toothache and no place to go for help.

This is the situation for nearly half of all children in Colorado, ages 2 to 9, suffering from untreated tooth decay."

Hundreds lined up for free dental clinic in Hutchinson - kwch.com

2011-01-21T01:46:00.000-08:00

"Janette Hill tells Eyewitness News, 'When you're poor you have to do the things you have to do to get the things done - even if that means sitting out here for eight hours in the cold [to get dental care].'"

"With just shy of one thousand volunteers, the project provides free dental care to anyone who needs it.

"Based on the number of people here and based on the emails and the Facebook posts that we've been getting we really expect that we're going to have at least 1,000 each day that want to get in and get care," said Greg Hill, Executive Director Kansas Dental Charitable. "

Hundreds lined up for free dental clinic in Hutchinson - kwch.com:

Fluoride Standards and Water Fluoridation Likely to Change - Science Caf�- UCSF

2011-01-12T14:39:00.000-08:00

Fluoride Standards and Water Fluoridation Likely to Change - Science Caf�- UCSF: "Incidence of Cavities among Children Has Been Increasing

Like the rate of dental fluorosis, the incidence of dental cavities among children in the United States also has been increasing in recent years, especially among poor and minority children."

US Gov't Admits Fluoridation Ruining Kids Teeth - Topix

2011-01-07T06:28:00.000-08:00

US Government Admits Fluoridation is Ruining Kids Teeth - Topix:

A reported increase in the spotting problem is one reason the federal government will announce Friday it plans to lower the recommended limit for fluoride in water supplies - the first such change in nearly 50 years.

About 2 out of 5 adolescents have tooth streaking or spottiness because of too much fluoride, a surprising government study found recently. In some extreme cases, teeth can even be pitted by the mineral...

Give Kids A Smile Receives $25,000 to Further the Work of Its Free Bi-Annual Dental Clinics for Local Kids in Need

2011-01-05T03:19:00.000-08:00

St. Louis is fluoridated: "Give Kids A Smile today announced the receipt of a $25,000 grant from the Orthwein Foundation. The monies will be used to support the organization’s ongoing efforts to address the critical lack of access to dental health care services that exists for underserved kids."

http://stlouis.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?articletitle=Give%20Kids%20A%20Smile%20Receives%20$25,000%20to%20Further%20the%20Work%20of%20Its%20Free%20Bi-Annual%20Dental%20Clinics%20for%20Local%20Kids%20in%20Need&newsid=225486&type_news=latest&s=sbcn

MediLexicon News - The General Level Of Oral Health In The UK Is Improving, UK Government Figures Show

2011-01-04T04:04:00.000-08:00

"The General Level Of Oral Health In 90% NON-fluoridated UK Is Improving, UK Government Figures Show"

"The 2009 Adult Dental Health Survey found the proportion of adults in England with visible decay has fallen by a fifth since the last survey in 1998."

MediLexicon News - The General Level Of Oral Health In The UK Is Improving, UK Government Figures Show:

Dentists dueling over therapist law | Albuquerque, N.M. | KRQE News 13

2010-12-31T10:20:00.000-08:00

New Mexico is 77% fluoridated:"Differing ideas are taking center stage in an ongoing problem for New Mexico, too many poor and isolated communities and not enough dentists.

Some call it a crisis."

Dentists dueling over therapist law | Albuquerque, N.M. | KRQE News 13:

Marshfield Clinic affiliate gets state funds for dental program - JSOnline

2010-12-16T03:42:00.000-08:00

Dentists brag and pat themselves on the back saying that endorsing fluoridation will put them out of business, but after over 65 years of water fluoridation, new dental schools are opening up to fill the increasing need for dental care such as this one in 90% fluoridated Wisconsin.

Marshfield Clinic affiliate gets state funds for dental program - JSOnline

Medicaid Cuts Hurt At The State Level

2010-12-14T04:41:00.000-08:00

"In California, dentists pull teeth that could be saved because Medicaid doesn't pay for root canals." Instead of providing dental care, California is spending 100s of millions of dollars adding fluoride chemicals into the drinking water because of a state-wide law that was sneaked in by organized dentistry in 1995 when the world was focused on the OJ trial and little else.

Medicaid Cuts Hurt At The State Level:

Lack of dental care a problem | bucyrustelegraphforum.com | Bucyrus Telegraph Forum

2010-12-13T05:20:00.000-08:00

80% of Ohio is fluoridated: "Thousands of north central Ohio residents have little or no access to dental care, forcing many to live with toothaches."

"...there are enough dentists in Crawford County and the real issue -- as it is across the nation -- is that not enough facilities accept Medicaid or new Medicaid patients."

Lack of dental care a problem | bucyrustelegraphforum.com | Bucyrus Telegraph Forum:

2010-12-09T04:04:00.000-08:00

BBC News - One in 10 adults in Wales has no natural teeth'

Wales is not fluoridated and only 10% have lost all their teeth. In the US, which is 70% fluoridation, 18% have lost all their teeth.

Folks in need make way to dental clinics | News-Gazette.com – Your Source for News and Advertising in East Central Illinois

2010-12-05T15:39:00.000-08:00

Folks in need make way to dental clinics | News-Gazette.com – Your Source for News and Advertising in East Central Illinois: Illinois where fluoridation is state-mandated: "It was Douglas County's dire need for affordable dentistry that led the county health department to open its own dental clinic in early 2008.

Nearly three years later, needy patients from well beyond Douglas County are finding their way to this small clinic in Tuscola. And nobody is turning them away."

"What many of the dental clinic's patients have in common is they can't get their foot in the door at a private dentist's office, because they're either uninsured or covered under the state Medicaid program.

Some 550 of the clinic's approximately 6,000 patients come from Champaign County alone, and another 1,200 come from Coles County, said Lisa Biehl, the Douglas County Health Department's director of dental services."

CBC News - Ottawa - 600 kids on Ottawa dental surgery wait list

2010-12-05T03:57:00.000-08:00

CBC News - Ottawa - 600 kids on Ottawa dental surgery wait list: "'We get more referrals than what we can handle … in large part because the remuneration the dentists get for poor children and children on social assistance is very low compared to what they get from private insurance or from parents who can afford to pay,' Bilodeau said."

Inner-city health care center in Utica fills a void - Utica, NY - The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York

2010-12-01T10:03:00.000-08:00

Utica, New York, receives fluoridated water from the Mohawk Valley Water Authority

"people are coming with dental problems that rate 'crisis mode,'”

Inner-city health care center in Utica fills a void - Utica, NY - The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York

2010-11-24T04:12:00.000-08:00

Despite widespread fluoridation in Australia, "Dental decay putting more children in hospital than asthma: report"
http://www.dentistryiq.com/index/display/news-display/1309206037.html

Should Infants Drink Fluoridated Water?

2010-11-23T07:40:00.000-08:00