April 8th, 2021 Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
Roughly three in four Americans who are served by public water systems receive tap water that is fluoridated to curb the risk of tooth decay. Unfortunately, millions of people live in rural or small communities that have not engaged in community water fluoridation (CWF). For small water systems, CWF tends to be more costly per […]
February 26th, 2021 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) recently completed its peer review of a draft research report and rejected its claim that fluoride is a neurotoxin. The review issued on February 9th marked the second time in two years that NASEM found this claim to lack sufficient evidence. The report […]
April 1st, 2020 Fluoride in the News
Last fall, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) released a draft monograph with the conclusion that “fluoride is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard to humans.” Before finalizing its monograph, NTP asked a committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) to assess whether its conclusion is supported by the scientific evidence. […]
September 12th, 2019 Fluoride in the News
Fluoride in water is an important way to prevent tooth decay, which causes millions of lost hours of work and school each year. We know from seven decades of scientific research that an optimal level of fluoride in water is safe and effective in preventing tooth decay by at least 25% in both children and adults. Children […]
April 26th, 2019 Fluoride in the News
Fluoride is an important mineral, especially for children. Our mouths contain bacteria that use sugars in the foods we eat and the beverages we drink to produce an acid that harms our teeth. Fluoride protects our teeth. But too much fluoride can cause something called dental fluorosis. Dental fluorosis is a slight change in the […]
July 10th, 2018 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News, Fluoride, Oral Health, and Access to Care
A new analysis has found that community water fluoridation (CWF) reduces decay by as much as 30-39% in children’s baby teeth (primary dentition) and by 12-24% in permanent teeth. The analysis was complex. It merged National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) results with Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS) data and ran multivariate analyses with […]
April 24th, 2018 Fluoride in the News, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
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 have continued to explore this […]
January 25th, 2018 Communities Supporting Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride in the News
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 U.S. Surgeon General. Over the […]
October 20th, 2017 Fluoride in the News
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 a recent blog post in […]
September 21st, 2017 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride in the News, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
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, Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive […]
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