Topic: Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Native Alaskan children living in remote villages have rates of tooth decay about four times the national average, a government study showed.Lack of fluoridated water and an abundance of sugary, carbonated soda pop were the major reasons cited ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska Native children in remote villages have rates of tooth decay about four times the national average, a government study showed on Thursday.The study, which tracked dental health of children in the mostly Yupik Eskimo region of southwestern ...
public health dentistry, dental specialty concerned primarily with prevention of dental decay and of periodontal disease (disease of the tissues surrounding the teeth). Thus, the fluoridation of municipal water supplies in the mid-1940s resulted from research studies conducted by the U.S. Public ...
