The Caries Epidemic in Native American Communities

By  John J. Warren, DDS, MS

Several years ago, I visited an American Indian reservation for the first time to train examiners to diagnose dental caries in young children for a research project. Prior to this visit, I had examined hundreds of children in schools, Head Start programs, and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs for other research studies, during which I had witnessed all levels and patterns of decay.

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