Fluoride & Fluoridation
ADA – Fluoride and Fluoridation
ADA – Best practices for fluoride varnish application
Fluoride supplement dosage schedule
Community Water Fluoridation Facts
Community Fluoridation Policy Statement
To find out if a community water supply is fluoridated, call the phone number on the property water bill. Additionally, The First 5 California Oral Health Education & Training Project's fluoride map shows optimally fluoridated areas by ZIP code.
Other online resources for community water fluoridation are provided by The Centers for Disease Control publication My Water’s Fluoride or the California Department of Public Healths’ Fluoride table.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is providing fluoridated water to many residents in southern California. Click here for information regarding prescribed fluoride supplements.
To review the report on the Cochrane Topical Fluoride Reviews, click here.
World Health Organization: “Effective use of fluorides for the prevention of dental caries in the 21st century: the WHO approach”