VA demonstrates fluoride’s prevention value
2014-05-18
It seems like a common sense approach. Fluoride, however maligned in some circles, has benefits for teeth in ways that are supported by science. Now,
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Study: Fluoridating water does not lower IQ
2014-05-18
A study by New Zealand researchers has found that fluoridating water does not adversely affect children’s mental development and adult IQ. Their findings were published
U.K. study: Areas with fluoridation have lower extraction rate
2014-03-06
Extending water fluoridation to U.K. areas with high levels of tooth decay could save millions and reduce the number of extractions in young people, according
The Impact of Removing Fluoridation from Municipal Water Supplies in Canada: a Tale of Two Cities
2014-02-11
Body Dr. Lindsay McLaren Questions about the effectiveness of municipal water fluoridation in preventing tooth decay have polarized scores of communities across Canada. A researcher
Kan. dentists speak out against fluoride warning bill
2014-02-09
Dentists and oral health advocates in Kansas are pushing back against an effort to require cities that put fluoride in their water supplies to notify
Des Moines, Iowa, continues water fluoridation
2013-12-22
Des Moines, IA, will continue adding fluoride to the city’s water, continuing an ongoing 54-year practice. The city’s board of trustees heard public comments but
Is there really a debate about public fluoridation?
2013-12-22
The article published by HuangshanDental.com (“Debate simmers on public water fluoridation,” December 20) mischaracterizes what the science shows about both the health and financial impacts
Debate simmers on public water fluoridation
2013-12-19
The ADA calls water fluoridation “the single most-effective public-health measure to prevent dental caries,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hails it
Understanding Public Decision-Making on Community Water Fluoridation
2013-05-08
Body Since 1953, the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) has supported the practice of community water fluoridation (CWF) as a safe, effective and economical means of
Caries Prevention for Patients with Dry Mouth
2011-07-14
Body ABSTRACT Download PDF of Article Patient supplement on dry mouth Patients with xerostomia, or dry mouth, resulting from various causes, are at higher
Toronto Votes to Continue Community Water Fluoridation
2011-04-06
Body The Toronto Board of Health voted to continue community water fluoridation in the city of Toronto, during an open meeting held on April 4.
Ontario Cities Vote Against Water Fluoridation
2010-10-29
Body In a referendum held on October 25, residents of Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Elmira, Ontario, voted to remove fluoride from their municipal water supply.