Information and clarification on the research
Initial Observations on the Prenatal Fluoride Exposure Study
September 21st, 2017 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride in the News, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
benefits of fluoride
Oral Health Equity: Building Coalitions to Tackle Disparities
August 9th, 2016 Campaign for Dental Health News, Partners in Fluoride
By: Ashley Suchyta, Campaign for Dental Health Intern This was my second year helping prepare the Campaign for Dental Health annual fluoridation meeting. This year’s meeting, on the theme of Oral Health Equity: Building Coalitions to Tackle Disparities, could have not gone better. The main purpose of the Campaign for Dental Health is to promote […]
Fluoride Really Saved our Teeth
July 18th, 2016 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride, Oral Health, and Access to Care, What the Experts Say about Fluoride
Maria Marquez is a pediatrician in the nation’s capital and a champion of children’s oral health. She knows from both professional and personal experience how much difference water with fluoride means to the health of children’s teeth. That’s why she shared her personal story with us in this new video, Fluoride Really Saved our Teeth. […]
Could the nation’s security depend on community water fluoridation?
February 3rd, 2015 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride, Oral Health, and Access to Care
Most people don’t 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 people’s teeth aren’t nearly as bad today. And they’d be right. But […]
Proof Around the Globe
December 4th, 2014 What the Experts Say about Fluoride
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 based on its review of […]
U.S. Department of Defense Salutes Fluoride
May 6th, 2013 Fluoride and Public Health
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 installations helps to improve and […]
