Lack of dental care leads to higher number of ER cases in Springfield MO

...........One of the most common reasons that people visit the emergency room here is probably not what you'd think: it's dental pain."

"for patients 20 to 39 years old, dental cases make up more than 7 percent of all ER visits in Greene County. They make up 10 percent of all Medicaid visits, and a whopping 37 percent of all uninsured visits"

Springfield, Missouri is fluoridated:MYSCOF