Australian Study Reinforces Fluoridation’s Impact
Is fluoridated water a health practice that only benefits children? Some people incorrectly assume this is the case. But a new study from the University of Adelaide in Australia is helping to build the...
View ArticleCWF: “Still the Optimal” Approach
Some people who oppose community water fluoridation (CWF) suggest that instead of this public health approach, people should go get fluoride treatments at a dental office. We have long known that...
View ArticleMore Evidence: CWF is Safe and Healthy
A recent study from New Zealand once again demonstrates that drinking fluoridated water does not harm brain development in children or IQ scores in adults. The study, published in the American Journal...
View ArticleAAP Recommends Fluoride to Prevent Dental Caries
Dental caries – or tooth decay — is the most common chronic disease in children in the U.S., a silent disease that disproportionally affects poor, young, and minority populations. In a new clinical...
View ArticleIrish Study on Fluoride Consumption
On April 30, 2018 the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) published a report of its Scientific Committee entitled Total Diet Study 2014-2016: Assessment of Dietary Exposure to Fluoride in Adults...
View ArticleTwo Decades of Persisting Income-Disparities in Dental Caries Among US...
Guest Blog Post by Lourdes M. Secola, DMD, MScD, DDS, Cert.PH West Maple Pediatric Dentistry. Omaha, NE Dental caries – known to most of us as tooth decay – continues to be the most common preventable...
View ArticleSugar Bites – A Tool Educating Parents About Healthy Toddler Drinks
Guest blog post by Diane Dooley, MD, FAAP & Ali Uscilka, Executive Director, Healthy and Active Before 5 Although most parents realize that soda is not a healthy option for their kids many have no...
View ArticleHelp for kids’ teeth: Another fluoridation study reports “clinically...
A team of researchers in England examined the impact of community water fluoridation and has reported “strong evidence for a highly clinically significant reduction” in the prevalence and severity of...
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