October 4th, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride Dangers, Fluoride in the News, Fluoride in water
On Tuesday, September 23, 2024, Judge Edward M. Chen of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must issue new rules related to fluoride levels in tap water. The court wrote that âthis finding does not conclude with certainty that fluoridated water is injurious to […]
October 3rd, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride in water
Water fluoridation is even more common in Australia than it is in the United States. A 2023 research review reported that 89% of Australians with access to public water systems receive water that is fluoridated to help prevent tooth decay. And that percentage has recently risen. This summer, the community water system in Bunbury â […]
August 27th, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride in the News
On August 21, 2024, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) posted the NTP Monograph on the State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopment and Cognition: A Systematic Review on its website and concluded âwith a moderate degree of confidenceâ that higher estimated exposure to fluoride is associated with lower IQ in children. The NTP […]
May 21st, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride Dangers, Fluoride in the News
A new study in JAMA Network Open (Malin, et al.) claims to have found an association between maternal urinary fluoride (MUF) levels and later deficiencies in childrenâs executive function. This study used urine âspot samplesâ to measure a pregnant womanâs overall exposure to fluoride. Why Spot Samples Are Not Valid for this Study Experts in […]
May 8th, 2024 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
Thanks to fluoride in water, America has been preventing tooth decay for over 75 years. Fluoridation is effective, safe and benefits everyone regardless of age or income. About 3 out of 4 people in U.S. communities enjoy fluoridated water. Until recently, concerns about fluoride and IQ were rare. Opponents of fluoridation began focusing on IQ […]
April 2nd, 2024 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride Dangers, Fluoride in water, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
Opponents of fluoride in water are quick to cite a 2019 Canadian study (Green et al.) to claim that fluoride affects the IQ of 3 and 4 year old children. A new peer-reviewed analysis refutes the validity of this study, showing that the Canadian researchers relied on invalid measures of both fluoride exposure and IQ. […]
February 21st, 2024 Children's Oral Health, Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health
Amid the fighting of World War II, an urgent need to relocate children in Great Britain led to a powerful discovery â one that helped to revolutionize public health and childrenâs oral health. In a recent newspaper article, British dentist Ray Lowry told this fascinating story. War moved kids to a fluoridated community. Early in […]
November 7th, 2023 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
In recent years, multiple studies have compared communities with and without the preventive health benefits of fluoride in water. Each one of these studies has revealed fluoridationâs benefits, but letâs take a closer look at the most recent study, which was conducted in England. The purpose of CATFISH (Cumbrian Assessment of Teeth a Fluoride Intervention […]
July 17th, 2023 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in water, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
Like any vitamin or trace element, fluoride in water must be properly balanced for maximum benefit to prevent tooth decay. The recommend amount of fluoride in water is currently 0.7 parts per million, a level that prevents both cavities and fluorosis. Although fluoride occurs naturally in all water, in the U.S. it rarely exceeds the […]
January 31st, 2023 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
The Campaign for Dental Health provides numerous resources to help you understand fluoridated water and address questions about fluoride. As part of that, we like to highlight what our partners say about fluoride. One of our closely aligned partners, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), has much to say about fluoride and fluoridated water. […]
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