This Q&A format one-pager shares how fluoride varnish and community water fluoridation are strategies to prevent tooth decay. Learn how topical and systemic fluorides work together as public health strategies.
The April 2015 edition of the Journal of the American Dental Association features an innovative study utilizing system dynamics modeling to measure the disease reduction and costs savings of community water fluoridation in the New York State Medicaid program.
A study, published June 2018 in the Journal of Dental Research, reaffirms the benefit of community water fluoridation (CWF). The study found that where 75% or more of the population in a community has access to CWF, there was “a substantial caries-preventive benefit . . . for U.S. children and that the benefit is most pronounced in primary teeth.”
When water fluoridation ends, tooth decay and costs for dental care rises. This resource highlights the latest research and important reasons for community water fluoridation, including a review of its safety and support by the most respected voices in health and medicine. Providers can use this evidence-based resource to engage with hesitant patients and promote oral health equity.