Issues in the economic evaluation of community water fluoridation

1989 ◽  
Vol 53 (11) ◽  
pp. 646-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
BA White ◽  
AA Antczak-Bouckoms ◽  
MC Weinstein
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation

Dental Cleaning, Community Water Fluoridation and Preterm Birth, Massachusetts: 2009–2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiyuan Zhang ◽  
Emily Lu ◽  
Sarah L. Stone ◽  
Hafsatou Diop
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation

Community water fluoridation and health outcomes in England: a cross-sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 550-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Young ◽  
John Newton ◽  
John Morris ◽  
Joan Morris ◽  
John Langford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation

scholarly journals Reduction of Dental Caries Among Children and Adolescents From a 15-Year Community Water Fluoridation Program in a Township Area, Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Na Kim ◽  
Wook-Sung Kong ◽  
Jung-Ha Lee ◽  
Jin-Bom Kim
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Korean Children ◽  
Community Water ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Aged Subjects ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation ◽  
And Control

Since 2000, a community water fluoridation program (CWFP) has been implemented in Hapcheon for over 15 years. We aimed to evaluate the caries-reducing effect on permanent teeth after this implementation. In 2015, evaluation surveys were conducted by our study group, 498 subjects aged 8, 10, 12, and 15 years. As the control, 952 similarly aged subjects were selected from the Sixth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2015 KNHANES). Data of a prospective cohort of 671 8-,10- and 12-year-olds, collected when CWFP started, were used for the evaluation. Caries-reducing effects were estimated by decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) scores between CWFP and control groups, pre- and post-program. Confounders including the mean number of sealant teeth and gender were adjusted for. The mean adjusted DMFT scores of 10-, 12- and 15-year-olds in Hapcheon were significantly lower compared to KNHANES DMFT scores; in addition, those of 8-, 10- and 12-year-olds after the 15-year CWFP were significantly lower than in 2000. The caries-reducing effect among 12-year-olds was 37.6% compared to those recorded in KNHANES, and 67.4% compared to those in 2000. In conclusion, the caries-reducing effect was so high that health policy makers should consider CWFP as a priority policy for caries-reducing in Korean children and adolescents.

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