Friday, February 05, 2010

NorwalkPlus.com News - February is “National Children’s Dental Health Month"

NorwalkPlus.com News - February is “National Children’s Dental Health Month":

In Connecticut, fluoridation is state-mandated: "A 2007 survey of Connecticut schoolchildren found that 31% of children in Head Start aged 2-4 have already experienced tooth decay and that 14% of those children had 5 or more teeth decayed or missing from decay. By Kindergarten, more than one in four children have experienced dental decay, 16% of which have untreated decay"