School Nurses Voice Concern After County Ends Fluoridation
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by Hollis Russinof
1M ago
When officials in Collier County, Florida, recently voted to end fluoridation, dental professionals and pediatricians weren’t the only people who were disheartened. School nurses were concerned too. School nurses see firsthand the negative impact that chronic disease, of which tooth decay is one, has on children’s ability to attend school and learn. After the county’s board of commissioners made its decision, leading voices from the school nursing community went on social media to express their professional concerns. Martha Bergren, executive editor of the Journal of School Nursing, called Col ..read more
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A Wartime Breakthrough for Children’s Oral Health
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by Hollis Russinof
1M ago
Amid the fighting of World War II, an urgent need to relocate children in Great Britain led to a powerful discovery — one that helped to revolutionize public health and children’s oral health. In a recent newspaper article, British dentist Ray Lowry told this fascinating story. Early in the war, children from North and South Tyneside, England, were evacuated to the Lake District to avoid the risk from Germany’s bombing of the region’s shipyards. Dentists in the Lake District soon noticed a major difference in the teeth of the children. Those from South Tyneside had much healthier teeth than th ..read more
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Taking a Fresh Look at British Fluoride Study
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by Hollis Russinof
5M ago
In recent years, multiple studies have compared the impact of water fluoridation with communities that lacked access to this preventive health practice. Each one of these studies has revealed fluoridation’s benefits, but let’s take a closer look at the most recent study, which was conducted in England. The purpose of CATFISH (Cumbrian Assessment of Teeth a Fluoride Intervention Study for Health) was to examine whether children in fluoridated areas of northern England had less decay than those living in non-fluoridated areas. The CATFISH study determined that children in the fluoridated areas h ..read more
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Study: Fluoridation More Beneficial than Free Dental Care
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by Hollis Russinof
5M ago
A new study has linked community water fluoridation (CWF) in Israel with lower rates of tooth decay. The authors found no such link between decay and the effects of free dental services which were mandated in 2014. When Israel adopted nationwide water fluoridation in 2002, tooth decay among children fell significantly. The practice was discontinued in 2014, a few years after an Israeli law mandated free dental care for all children and teens under the of age 18 to compensate for the anticipated cessation of water fluoridation. To assess long-term tooth decay trends, the authors of this nine-ye ..read more
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What does the EPA say about fluoride?
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by Hollis Russinof
9M ago
Like any vitamin or trace element, fluoride in water must be properly balanced for maximum benefit to prevent tooth decay. The recommended amount of fluoride in water is currently 0.7 parts per million, a level that prevents both cavities and fluorosis. Although fluoride occurs naturally in all water, in the U.S. it rarely exceeds the recommended amount. Most water systems add fluoride to bring the level up to the amount that has been proven to prevent tooth decay. Who is responsible for setting these limits? The Safe Drinking Water Act regulates drinking water and sets standards to ..read more
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Help for kids’ teeth: Another fluoridation study reports “clinically significant” benefits
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by Hollis Russinof
10M ago
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 tooth decay. This new study, The effect of community water fluoridation on dental caries in children and young people in England: an ecological study, focused on children and teens, revealed that fluoridated water was linked to a major reduction in the rate of hospital admissions for tooth extractions. The authors wrote: “Given that around 70% of the English population have [insufficient fluoride ..read more
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A Call to Expand Fluoridation in Britain
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by Hollis Russinof
1y ago
In the United Kingdom, the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) is urging the government to pursue six strategies to reduce disparities in children’s oral health. One of the six strategies advanced by ADPH is to increase the number of community water fluoridation programs. ADPH describes fluoridation as “the single most effective public health measure for reducing tooth decay rates.” Currently, only 6 million of England’s 56 million residents have access to fluoridated water. In releasing its six strategies, the Association cited data showing that tooth decay is the leading cause o ..read more
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Does Correcting Fluoride Misinformation Backfire?
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by Hollis Russinof
1y ago
Years ago, research papers suggested that calling attention to public health myths and then correcting them could produce an unanticipated “backfire” effect. In other words, people might be more likely to remember the myths than to recall the facts (corrections). This issue has major implications for health educators who promote community water fluoridation. Fortunately, more recent research shows that health providers need not hesitate to cite misinformation and then correct it. An article posted by the Association of American Medical Colleges reported: “Calling out misinformation does not ma ..read more
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Partner Resource Highlight: ASTDD’s Natural Fluoride in Drinking Water
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by Hollis Russinof
1y ago
The Campaign for Dental Health partners with many organizations that are committed to advancing oral health. One of those partners is the Association for State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD). ASTDD provides a wealth of information to support the programmatic goals of agencies working to improve the oral health of state residents. Much of this information is equally helpful to parents, the public, health professionals, and organizations. This is especially true of their resources on fluoride. An example we are highlighting here is ASTDD’s Natural Fluoride in Drinking Water fact sheet ..read more
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Australian Study Shows No Fluoridation Link
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by Hollis Russinof
1y ago
A new study from Australia strengthens confidence in the safety of water fluoridation with regard to the cognitive development of children. The study found no link between greater exposure to fluoridated water and lower scores on key measures of emotional and behavioral development. Drawing from data on more than 2,600 children, this study compared people’s lifetime exposure to fluoridated water (LEFW) from birth to age 5 to assessments of children’s emotional and behavioral development. The authors reported that those with lower LEFW “tended to have poorer scores” in emotional and behavioral ..read more
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