USA - According to the CDC, more than 51 million school hours are lost each year

Is it Exam Time for Georgia's School Children Already?
"According to the CDC, more than 51 million school hours are lost each year nationwide because of dental-related illness, and more than half of children aged five to nine have had at least one cavity or filling, with 78 percent of 17-year-olds having experienced tooth decay."

After 64 years of water fluoridaton in the US: NYSCOF