More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren’t Helping. By Farrell Brenner and Angela Y. Zhang March 10, 2026

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/dental-care-emergency-rooms-special-needs-medicaid-shortage-areas/ KFF Health News: More Kids Are In ERs For Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts And RFK Jr.’s Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren’t Helping Eight-year-old Jonah woke up one May morning with a swollen face and a toothache. He refused the pain medication that his mom, Geneva Reynolds, tried to give him. He didn’t sleep or eat and cried constantly. Within a few days, Reynolds became so desperate that she and her husband had to physically restrain Jonah, dumping pain medication down his throat as he screamed in pain. (Brenner and Zhang, 3/10)