“Nearly 1 in 5 Americans older than 65 do not have a single real tooth left.”

“Nationwide, 25 percent of Americans are not connected to a fluoridated water system, and therefore, are missing out on what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called one of the 10 great health advances of the 20th century.”

—Jordon, Mary and Sullivan, Kevin. “The Painful Truth About Teeth.” The Washington Post. May 13, 2017.