Dental Care Alternatives News Release:The Oregonian has reported that there has been a 40 percent increase in the number of Oregon children with no dental care and this is fueling infections among the uninsured. Reported cases by Oregon dentists are now encountering: eighth-graders with cheeks swollen from abscesses, third-graders with gum disease and first-graders with pieces of roots where baby teeth should be.
Dental care among poor families and lower-income families, tooth decay has gotten worse. Add to that the fact that, unlike in other parts of the country, most Oregonians do not drink fluoridated water and there is a dental care epidemic in Oregon.
The percentage of adults without dental insurance has risen to 42 percent, and as parents drop their dental insurance and stop making routine trips to the dentist, so do their children.
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