From the Front Line
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 the Children’s 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) is happy to announce that the How Fluoridation Works poster and graphic are now available in Spanish! This resource compliments the How Fluoride Works video that is also available through the CDH website. CĂłmo la FluoraciĂłn de la agua de Comunitaria Previene Caries Dental is now available for… » Read Full Post
Fluoride Rocks! We Must Continue Community Water Fluoridation – 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
Community Water Fluoridation: An Instrument of Social Justice
April 10, 2014
Among the many sound reasons to support fluoridation, there is one that is trumpeted less frequently than the others, perhaps because it sounds – well – pretty radical: community water fluoridation (CWF) is a powerful weapon in the fight for social justice and health equity. Evidence Supports Benefits of Fluoridation… » Read Full Post
Bottled Water and Your Children’s Teeth
February 20, 2014
Contributed by the Children’s Dental Health Project Do your children drink bottled water instead of tap water? Then their teeth could be paying the price. Here is why. Fluoride is a mineral found in nearly all water supplies but usually at a level too low to prevent tooth decay. That’s… » Read Full Post
Blog Discusses Preventing Tooth Decay in Kids, Fluoride, and the Role of Non-Dental Providers
February 13, 2014
A Science-Based Medicine blog post authored by a pediatrician and a dentist explores the role of non-dental providers in preventing tooth decay in children. The post states that “The goal of dentists, and ideally all pediatric healthcare professionals, is to prevent the development of caries in the first place.” The… » Read Full Post
Harvard Study on Fluoride & Neurotoxicity: Not What it Seems
November 25, 2013
In October 2012, Environmental Health Perspectives published an article entitled “Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” that noted “the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children’s neurodevelopment.” Anti-fluoride groups often cite this finding out of context. Here are four important observations that the Campaign… » Read Full Post
The EPA Rejects Anti-Fluoride Petition
August 19, 2013
For the past 15 years, Bill Hirzy has attacked community water fluoridation. When he first began this crusade, he worked for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This year, Hirzy (no longer an EPA employee) worked from the outside and filed a petition with the agency, asking it to prohibit a… » Read Full Post
U.S. Department of Defense Salutes Fluoride
May 6, 2013
A memorandum issued in March 2013 by a senior official with the U.S. Department of Defense outlines plans to ensure that all military personnel have access to fluoridated water. The memo reports that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs "has determined that providing optimally fluoridated water at DoD… » Read Full Post
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