Illinois: fluoridation (of all water supplies) mandatory since 1967 (source)
Saturday, December 17, 2005
Dentistry coming to county’s poor kids:
"When nurses who work out of a mobile health vehicle look inside the mouths of many poor children in Logan County, they cringe.The youngsters often have extensive tooth decay, said Kristi Lessen, director of the Lincoln-based Healthy Communities Partnership.'It’s indescribable. It’s so sad,' she said Thursday. 'There have been numerous kids who are even freshmen in high school who have never seen a dentist.'"
Dentistry coming to county’s poor kids:
"When nurses who work out of a mobile health vehicle look inside the mouths of many poor children in Logan County, they cringe.The youngsters often have extensive tooth decay, said Kristi Lessen, director of the Lincoln-based Healthy Communities Partnership.'It’s indescribable. It’s so sad,' she said Thursday. 'There have been numerous kids who are even freshmen in high school who have never seen a dentist.'"
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