America suffering from oral health nightmare
America suffering from oral health nightmare
By Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer-
Updated Aug 7, 2012 - 12:30:45 PM
When was the last time you went to the dentist?
Chances are you may be among the one in five Americans that have an untreated cavity, and be related to the 39 percent of children and 52 percent of teens who have had a form of dental restoration such as a root canal, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
If that sounds bad, consider that more preschoolers not elementary schoolers, but preschoolers are showing up to dentists with 10 or more cavities, many needing anesthesia because the work needed is so severe.
The problem of oral health care is so bad that that 50 million Americans live in areas where they can’t easily visit a dentist, former Surgeon General David Satcher explained at a conference on unmet oral health needs sponsored by the Morehouse School of Medicine and the Sullivan Alliance to Transform America’s Health Professions....
Mainly fluoridated USA
By Nisa Islam Muhammad -Staff Writer-
Updated Aug 7, 2012 - 12:30:45 PM
When was the last time you went to the dentist?
Chances are you may be among the one in five Americans that have an untreated cavity, and be related to the 39 percent of children and 52 percent of teens who have had a form of dental restoration such as a root canal, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
If that sounds bad, consider that more preschoolers not elementary schoolers, but preschoolers are showing up to dentists with 10 or more cavities, many needing anesthesia because the work needed is so severe.
The problem of oral health care is so bad that that 50 million Americans live in areas where they can’t easily visit a dentist, former Surgeon General David Satcher explained at a conference on unmet oral health needs sponsored by the Morehouse School of Medicine and the Sullivan Alliance to Transform America’s Health Professions....
Mainly fluoridated USA
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