Listen now (25 mins) | Listen Now Recently, Oral Health America (OAH), published the fourth volume in its series, "State of Decay." The current volume, is subtitled, "Are Older Americans Coming of Age Without Oral Healthcare?" (The series dates back to 2003.) Among other findings, the current report again concludes the state of oral health in this country is, in a word, poor. For example, one-third of older adults have lost six or more teeth, one in five have lost all their teeth (or are edentulous), disparities in oral health remain substantial, and the Medicare program still does not provide routine oral health care despite overwhelming public support and the fact studies show that compared to seniors with chronic conditions do not receive dental care, seniors with chronic conditions that do receive dental care would reduce Medicare program spending.