tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062390244555508463.post8544699418453303533..comments2023-10-11T10:34:19.299-07:00Comments on Perzonal Trainer: NEARLY ALL AMERICANS HAVE CAVITIESAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15000033575238653278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6062390244555508463.post-68346854152866838332015-05-14T03:57:49.938-07:002015-05-14T03:57:49.938-07:00CDC's new adult oral health statistics show fl...CDC's new adult oral health statistics show fluoridation has failed. <br /><br />CDC claims fluoridation helps adults. But almost all American adults have <br />tooth decay. Over 60% of 40- to 64-year-olds have lost one or <br />more teeth. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Disparities persist as 62% of Blacks have lost one or more teeth. This after 70 years <br />of fluoridation reaching record numbers, some would say virtually all, Americans <br />via the water or food supply. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Americans are dentist-deficient and fluoride overdosed and disparities persist: "The prevalence of untreated dental caries <br />was nearly twice as high for non-Hispanic black adults (42 percent) compared <br />with non-Hispanic white (22 percent)...” Conspicuous by its absence was a <br />breakdown by socio-economic-status. Dye and colleagues reported for the CDC in 2012 that for those 65 <br />and older low income seniors had more than twice as much tooth loss as higher <br />incomed people.<br /><br />Up to 60% of adolescents have fluoride discolored teeth (fluorosis) Yet, 51% of them have tooth decay. Low-income folks have the most tooth decay and least ability to get dental care. <br /><br />The American Dental Association successfully lobbied to have dental care removed from Medicare. Over 100 Million Americans don’t have dental insurance. Many with dental insurance can’t afford dentists out of pocket expenses. It’s time to legalize dental therapists <br />in all states. They will work in areas and mouths where dentists refuse to go. <br />Unfortunately, the ADA and organized dentistry lobbies long and hard, with their <br />pockets full of corporate cash, against dental therapists and in favor of <br />fluoridation – one of the biggest public health blunders of all time. Too many <br />dentists prefer to treat the water or and not the teeth of low income <br />folks.<br />FluorideNewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767146308161608863noreply@blogger.com