The Washington Post (2/23, Chokshi) reported that the most satisfied Americans “share at least one unintuitive characteristic: good dental hygiene,” according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which “ranks 190 metropolitan areas by the well-being of their residents based on a survey of more than a quarter-million Americans.” According to the Post, “Places where people have good dental health also tend to be places where they report being generally fulfilled.” Dan Witters, research director for the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, said dental care habits are a “surrogate” for well-being, adding, “People who take good care of their teeth generally think they have higher well-being lives.” The article listed cities and states that rank highly in terms of well-being. At the top of the list for cities are Naples, FL, Salinas, CA, and Sarasota, FL. Florida, California, Colorado, and Texas were “home to many of the communities with the highest well-being scores.”