This is page 4 of the 2000 Oral Health Report Card whose "National Grades" show no correlation between Fluoridation and Oral Health of Children ("children with one or more cavities"). There is however a correlation with Fluoridation and Edentulous Elderly ("people 65 and older without any natural teeth"): more tooth loss in fluoridated states.

The following three columns are highlighted: FLUORIDATION: "percentage of U.S. public water supply population using fluoridated water." A = 90%+ B = 80-89% C = 65-79% D = 50-64% F = 0-49% ORAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN: "measures the percentage of children with one or more cavities." A = 0-35% B = 36-46% C = 47-59% D = 60-69% F = 70%+ EDENTULOUS ELDERLY: "measures the percentage of people 65 and older without any natural teeth." A = 0-14% B = 15-22% C = 23-33% D = 34-44% F = 45%+ I = Incomplete Titled "Missing the Mark: Oral Health in America," this first national grading project in 2000 revealed no correlation between increased water fluoridation and reduced cavities. Although endorsed by Surgeon General David Satcher, it was taken out of circulation, and subsequent report cards no longer even measured kids' cavity rates – which is strange when the centerpiece of the fluoridation sales pitch is less cavities. It was funded in part by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation* who also helped fund the subsequent two report cards (which are available from Oral Health America). Their 2001-2002 Report Card did however grade tooth loss and oral cancer. "It was clear that the states that had overall higher grades for fluoridating their communities, had lower grades for oral health indices." – Analysis of Oral Health America data by Hardy Limeback, BSc PhD DDS, Head, Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. Oral Health America's true colors are revealed by their other organization, the National Center for Fluoridation (NCF) which claims to be filling the void with "reliable, timely, & scientifically-based information about community water fluoridation." Strange again, the website fails to mention the best, most recent science, the National Research Council's landmark 2006 report: "Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of Environmental Protection Agency's Standards." (See Reference #32.) Instead, visitors get a load of sales pitches citing other fluoride pushers, which is no surprise because NCF's Director is the infamous Michael Easley, DDS, MPH. *Kellogg has historically had a big influence on dental schools and on public health policy. (It also funds massive salt fluoridation programs in Latin America.) See Reference #26 for Kellogg's role in selling fluoridation to Americans in the 1950s. "Sugar in the morning, dentists in the afternoon." Kellogg's Honey Smacks are more than 50% sugar by weight. One serving has 15 grams of sugar (as much as a glazed doughnut) and just one gram of fiber. Kellogg's Corn Pops has 12 grams of sugar and no fiber. And kids typically eat more than 50% of a serving size. – Consumer Reports Health, October 1, 2008 Oral Health America's other major funder was the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the source of the 25-year-old myth that water fluoridation costs "less than $1 per child per year." (See Reference #22.) Charts of CDC data show statistical associations between states' fluoridation rates and mental retardation, infant mortality, ADHD, and arthritis. Water Fluoridation – Sales Pitch vs. Reality Check is a comprehensive 2008 report by John D. MacArthur whose recent comments to EPA summarize epidemiological data suggesting millions of Americans are suffering adverse health conditions resulting from the failure to properly regulate fluoride in drinking water.