Charleston Gazette-Mail - Special Report WV ORAL HEALTH CRISIS

Sunday Charleston Gazette Section C -
Eric Eyre Is A Charleston Gazette - Daily Mail Reporter. He is a highly honored award winning author and reporter. Whatever Eric Eyre tackles he does with intensity and he tackle the issue without any preconceive notions.
Mr. Eyre is now writing about STATE OF DECAY: West Virginia's Oral Health Crisis Today's article was the first in a four part series.
You must read this! Not because I am a dental student, but because you Live in WEST VIRGINIA and you need to be informed and become aware of the difficulties facing those less fortunate. Eyre doesn't offer solutions, he sites brutal statistics: (1) 42.9% of West Virginia's age 65 and older have all ALL their natural teeth - the highest percentage in the US (2) 50% of all West Virginians age 75 and older suffer from complete tooth loss - the highest in the nation (3) l4% of all West Virginians age 65 and older have dental insurance - one of the lowest rates in the nation (4) 33% of West Virginia's poorest residents went to the dentist last year - the lowest rate in the nation (5) West Virginia has the LOWEST percentage of adults over 55 that saw a dentist last year.hjh