From the Front Line
Dentistry & Pediatrics: Working Together on Cancer Prevention
April 25, 2018
Did you know that cases of head and neck cancer caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) are significantly increasing in the United States and around the world? HPV is the most common cause of cervical cancer, but many people don’t know that HPV also causes about 70% of current cases… » Read Full Post
New Study: No Neurotoxic Effect
April 24, 2018
In recent years, critics of community water fluoridation (CWF) have pointed to some studies as supporting their concerns that fluoride is a neurotoxin that can lead to lower IQs or cognitive scores among children. Experts have examined those studies and cited significant weaknesses or limitations. Nonetheless, researchers in multiple countries… » Read Full Post
New Communications Toolkit Aims to Broaden Perceptions of Oral Health
February 16, 2018
Guest Blog Post by Allison Stevens Senior Writer and Editor FrameWorks Institute Advocates are working to build public and political support for oral health as the national debate over health and health care continues. But they face a major challenge: Most people don’t understand what oral health is, why… » Read Full Post
Resources for 2018 National Children’s Dental Health Month
February 6, 2018
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and this year the Campaign for Dental Health joins the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Oral Health in presenting an advocacy toolkit for pediatricians and health professionals serving children. The Oral Health Advocacy Toolkit was designed to help busy professionals improve… » Read Full Post
Grand Rapids: The 73rd Anniversary
January 25, 2018
This week marks the 73rd anniversary of when Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city in the world to fluoridate its public water system. Once the city commission approved the decision to fluoridate, the decay trends of Grand Rapids children were assessed under a study that was originally sponsored by the… » Read Full Post
Water = Good News for Three Childhood Diseases
November 14, 2017
More good news arrived this week in the form of a new study on the most recent estimates of sugar sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption in the United States. Rates among children and adults declined between 2003 and 2014, according to data collected in those years from the National Health and… » Read Full Post
AAPD Policy on the Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride for Pediatric Dental Patients
October 31, 2017
Guest Blog Post by Yasmi O. Crystal DMD, MSc, FAAPD Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatric Dentistry NYU College of Dentistry When very young children or children with special needs have cavities, placing fillings in their teeth can be a challenge for all involved. These children often need to be… » Read Full Post
Draw No Firm Conclusions from Prenatal Fluoride Exposure Study
October 20, 2017
In these polarized times, it is all too easy to rush to defend our biases and to do so fiercely, leaving no room for reasoned discussion. That is one of the points made by Timothy Caulfield, Canada Research Chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta, in… » Read Full Post
Initial Observations on the Prenatal Fluoride Exposure Study
September 21, 2017
A new study published by Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) reports data from Mexico showing an association between higher fluoride urine levels among pregnant women and lower cognitive function among their offspring. This study is a welcome addition to scientific inquiry on the effects of fluoride. Using mother-child pairs, the study,… » Read Full Post
Adding to the Research on Thyroid & Fluoride Exposure
August 30, 2017
A new study finds no association between fluoride exposure and thyroid function. Fluoride exposure and indicators of thyroid functioning in the Canadian population: implications for community water fluoridation, was published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on August 24, 2017. This study performed multiple analyses, beginning with a… » Read Full Post
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