January 12th, 2023 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in water
Years ago, research papers suggested that calling attention to public health myths and then correcting them could produce an unanticipated “backfire” effect. In other words, people might be more likely to remember the myths than to recall the facts (corrections). This issue has major implications for health educators who promote community water fluoridation. Fortunately, more […]
December 15th, 2022 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Health Equity
There are proven community-level approaches that protect our teeth by preventing tooth decay. A new color-coded resource from the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force summarizes its recommendations to reduce the rate of tooth decay and improve our oral health. Community water fluoridation is one of the strategies that the Task Force recommends. The Task […]
November 22nd, 2022 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health
Founder of modern dentistry. Father of operative dentistry. The grand old man of dentistry. Greene Vardiman Black was born in 1836 and took an interest in medicine at age 17 but happened upon and settled into dentistry as a career interest when he was 21. After an apprenticeship that was typical of the time, he […]
November 10th, 2022 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health
America has been preventing tooth decay with fluoridated water for over 75 years. Community water fluoridation is effective, safe and benefits everyone regardless of age or income. About 75% of U.S. communities enjoy fluoridated water. Until recently, concerns about fluoride and IQ were rarely raised. Opponents of fluoridation began focusing on IQ after the 2012 publication of […]
October 12th, 2022 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
A new study from Australia strengthens confidence in the safety of fluoridated water with regard to the cognitive and behavioral development of children. The study found no link between greater exposure to fluoridated water and lower scores on key measures of emotional and behavioral development. Drawing from data on more than 2,600 children, this study […]
August 29th, 2022 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health
A growing number of scientists are raising awareness about the need to assess the environmental impact of public health or health care services. Fluoride is used in a variety of ways to prevent tooth decay. Fluoride toothpaste, fluoride varnish and community water fluoridation are the leading ways we employ fluoride for prevention today. Recently, researchers studied the […]
August 22nd, 2022 Communities Supporting Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
Community water fluoridation is being expanded in phases to new communities in New Zealand, and the initial phase includes 14 local water systems. This announcement follows last year’s decision by the nation’s parliament to give the Director-General of Health new authority to make fluoridated water available in more communities. Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, the Director-General of […]
May 12th, 2022 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Communities Supporting Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health
Normally, a 58% decrease in the number of children’s teeth being extracted in a country would be a statistic to celebrate. However, dental health leaders in England recognize that the significant drop in extractions in back-to-back years is largely due to to delayed dental treatment during the pandemic. Dental leaders are urging a greater need for […]
January 3rd, 2022 Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
In the year 2000, the U.S. Surgeon General released a landmark report on oral health that brought fresh momentum to policy and clinical efforts to prevent oral disease. In December of 2021, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a report called Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges that was intended as a follow-up […]
July 13th, 2021 Communities Supporting Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health
The Surgeon General of the United States is a physician who speaks with unique credibility and perspective. Through the past decades, numerous Surgeons General have issued public statements affirming the importance of community water fluoridation (CWF). Dr. Vivek Murthy, who is now serving in his second stint as Surgeon General, issued such a statement in […]
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