Friday, August 27, 2010

Are Virginia's Children Really Prepared to Start School? - Health News - redOrbit

"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." This after 65 years of water fluoridation in the US reaching 70% on public water supplies and virtually 100% via the food supply made with fluoridated water.

Are Virginia's Children Really Prepared to Start School? - Health News - redOrbit: