The State of Decay: The Series will continue today (Monday) with Part 2: Denture in a Day The demand for dentures is growing in West Virginia.
Next Sunday: Part 3: Nothing To Smile About: Across the state children are missing school, eating poorly and not sleeping well because of untreated tooth decay. Next Monday:
Part 4: The Fight For Fluoride: Dentist and health official recommend fluoride in the battle to improve dental health. About one in four West Virginians rely on well water, which normally isn't fluoridated.
How the Gazette did the series: Eric Eyre spent six months researching oral health in West Virginia as part of a Kaiser Media Fellowship in Health.
Eyre visited dental clinics throughout the state and interviewed dentists, hygienist, dental school students, state health officials, nonprofit group leaders, and patients with oral health problems.
Much of the dental data was culled from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Eric Eyre is an award winning author and reporter.
I promise to return tomorrow to writing about BLENKO GLASS, if I can remove the obsessive compulsive thoughts about why relegate our health care decisions to third party payment and decision makers. Why we don't accept responsibility for our own health care and decision making, why we don't educate our children about proper nutrition and dental care and make certain both are provided. OK I'm off the Soap box.
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2 comments:
Finally found the article on line
terrible but nothing new look around you most people have no teeth. gas station attendants
service workers, the working poor have no teeth.
donald powell
Until this post I thought you were all sugar and milk toast and 'everything nice' but you definitely have 'spice' and a back bone.
George Daughtery
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