From the Front Line
The Cochrane Review on Community Water Fluoridation ā Additional Resources
July 24, 2015
In addition to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comments on the Cochrane Review of CWF, the American Dental Association (ADA) recently posted a press release and an ADA News story on the Cochrane Review on its Fluoridation Resources page. These highlight a number of the Cochrane… » Read Full Post
A Perfect Smile Comes at a Cost: How Poverty and Food Insecurity Cement Disparities in Oral Health
July 8, 2015
Contributed by Qadira Ali Huff, MD, MPH Overview- Why This Matters: A picture-perfect smile falls just out of reach for many children living in poverty. Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease, and the burden of dental caries falls disproportionately on low-income and minority children (Dye et al.… » Read Full Post
CDC Statement on the Cochrane Review
July 6, 2015
The Division of Oral Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published comments on the recent Cochrane review of water fluoridation. The comments include a detailed comparison of the Public Health Service (PHS) recommendation that was released in April 2015 by the U.S. Department of Health… » Read Full Post
The Cochrane Review of Community Water Fluoridation
June 22, 2015
In October 2000, the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force recommended community water fluoridation (CWF). In April 2013, the Task Force reaffirmed this recommendation and cited āstrong evidenceā of CWFās ability to reduce the rate of tooth decay. A new review by the Cochrane Oral Health Group Review concludes that… » Read Full Post
March 4, 2015
Advocates of community water fluoridation (CWF) stand on a bedrock of science that has been decades in the making and is thousands of studies deep. So the growing disbelief in science and medicine is a troubling and dangerous trend. Two recent blog posts shed light on why people doubt and… » Read Full Post
Could the nationās security depend on community water fluoridation?
February 3, 2015
Most people donāt know that a leading cause for why recruits in both World War I and II were rejected from serving in the military was a lack of teeth. And, if asked to take a guess, many of us might venture that peopleās teeth arenāt nearly as bad today.… » Read Full Post
December 4, 2014
How do we know community water fluoridation (CWF) is effective? Because the research says so. We are talking about literally hundreds of studies, including those that examined the safety of fluoridation and its positive impact on reducing the tooth decay rates. The U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends fluoridation… » Read Full Post
Smoking: You know it is bad for your health, but what about your teeth?
July 14, 2014
Contributed by theĀ Childrenās Dental Health Project When dentists and other health care professionals talk to patients about how to protect their teeth and gums from dental disease, they usually stress what people should do. But it is worth reminding ourselves what not to do. We all know the kind of… » Read Full Post
Now Available in Spanish: How Fluoride Works
June 27, 2014
The Campaign for Dental Health (CDH)Ā is happy to announce that theĀ How Fluoridation WorksĀ poster and graphic are now available in Spanish! This resource compliments the How Fluoride Works video that is also available through the CDH website. CĆ³mo la FluoraciĆ³n de la agua de Comunitaria Previene Caries DentalĀ is now available for… » Read Full Post
Fluoride Rocks! We Must Continue Community Water Fluoridation ā APWA Article
June 13, 2014
Jim Behmer, Director of the Salisbury-Rowen Utilities in North Carolina, published an article in the February 2014 issue of APWA Reporter (the American Public Works Association (APWA) magazine) on the importance of community water fluoridation as a safe and effective public health strategy for protecting oral health. Read more » Read Full Post
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