> Katie Mather, who lives in Richmond, a town of about 4,100 in northwestern Vermont, said at a water commission meeting this week that her dentist recently fou

> Katie Mather, who lives in Richmond, a town of about 4,100 in northwestern Vermont, said at a water commission meeting this week that her dentist recently found her two kids' first cavities. She acknowledged they eat a lot of sugar, but noted that her dentist recommended against supplemental fluoride because the town's water should be doing the trick. People can get conspiracy about this as much as they like, but at the end of the day, it's money. Diet is one of the largest factors in dental health and the average American diet is high in sugar. People can barely afford going to the hospital let alone a dentist. This is quite measurably the cheapest way of preventing millions of people becoming a burden to the healthcare system.