Community Oral Health Resources
The Campaign for Dental Health provides extensive and excellent educational resources on community water fluoridation.
The California State Water Resources Control Board provides info about fluoridation in California water.
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 Patient Engagement Guide for Dental & Medical Professionals with Q&A Prompts from the Arcora Foundation
Video training guide from the California Department of Public Health.
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.”
The CDC has developed downloadable materials to help educate audiences on the value of community water fluoridation.
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.
“When Sugar is Not So Sweet” is a brief guide that includes simple visuals and messages dental providers can use to talk with patients about reducing and eliminating sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption to reduce dental decay and other associated chronic diseases.