However, over 40% of Americans have no dental insurance. Low-income folks theoretically have Medicaid to cover dental. However, 80% of dentists refuse to treat Medicaid patients.
Many Americans are living their lives with dental pain and disfigurement. And dentists haven’t lost a dime endorsing fluoridation<<
You might want to read up some more.
The number of dentists per 100,000 population peaked in the 1980's. There is less demand for dentists, in spite of more insurance and more ostrasization of people with bad teeth.
So it looks like Dentists are encouraging behavior that hurts them Its hard to see that as a conspiracy. Also treating this like a conspiracy lessen the actual work on the real concerns. The CDC found dental fluororis has increased by 9%. That's a real concern and even though most of that is in baby teeth and cavities are down by 80% its still a concern.
But claiming a great conspiracy isn't the way to address it.