Item: Filling the fluoride gap/John Stucke, SR

More Info: It seems to be getting worse: Too many people in Spokane and North Idaho have rotten teeth. The problem is replete with long-term health consequences and alive with a brisk game of blame. Kids drink too much soda. There aren't enough dentists. Parents don't take their children in for checkups. Dental visits are too expensive. People don't brush their teeth. The medical establishment says there's one change communities could make to begin turning around the dismal state of the region's oral health – water fluoridation.

Question: Are you afraid of fluoridation? Or dentists?

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