scholarly journals The Effect of Community Water Fluoridation on Social Inequalities in Dental Caries.

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. i31-i31
Author(s):  
J. M. Broadbent ◽  
W. M. Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation

Water fluoridation: current challenges

2020 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2019-318545
Author(s):  
John Furness ◽  
Sam J Oddie ◽  
Simon Hearnshaw
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Public Health Measure ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Health Measure ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Do So

Dental extraction for caries is the most common reason for children aged 6–10 years to be admitted to hospital. Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) is safe and effective at reducing dental caries. It is most effective where there is more deprivation. However, many deprived areas do not have CWF despite Public Health England recommending it. Those who lobby against fluoridation do so using emotionally charged language and misinformation. We discuss the benefits of fluoridation and the specious arguments used against this important public health measure. The National CWF Network is led by dentists and promotes CWF. COVID-19 has led to the suspension of routine dentistry, renewing the urgency of implementation of CWF. Professional bodies such as the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health are urged to give their support.

scholarly journals Association Between Community Water Fluoridation and Severe Dental Caries Experience in 4-Year-Old New Zealand Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 174 (10) ◽  
pp. 969
Author(s):  
Philip J. Schluter ◽  
Matthew Hobbs ◽  
Helen Atkins ◽  
Barry Mattingley ◽  
Martin Lee
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation

scholarly journals Seeking community water fluoridation information on state health department websites

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0251139
Author(s):  
Catherine Maybury ◽  
Matt Jacob ◽  
Jessica M. Flanders ◽  
Alice M. Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Dental Caries ◽  
Health Department ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
State Health ◽  
Plain Language ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Literacy Environment ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation

Community water fluoridation (CWF) is the most effective and equitable approach to preventing dental caries (tooth decay). Yet millions of Americans, especially those at highest risk of caries, do not know what CWF is or its preventive benefits. State health departments are responsible for educating their respective populations. Thus, this study assessed health department websites (N = 50) to determine if CWF content existed, the ease of finding it, and if it was written in plain language and for a consumer audience. We used the web component of the HLE2: The Health Literacy Environment of Hospitals and Health Centers (HLE2) to assess how easy or difficult it was to the navigate a website and find information. Forty-one websites had CWF information; 37 states had content written for a consumer audience. HLE2 scores ranged from 0 to 54 points (60 possible). Only five states had websites with a HLE2 score of 50 or higher. SHDs with higher HLE2 scores were easy to navigate and their content was written for a consumer audience. Study findings suggest most SHDs should improve their website’s CWF content and its accessibility to better promote the role of fluoridated water in preventing dental caries.

scholarly journals Effects of Community Water Fluoridation on Dental Caries Disparities in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Go Matsuo ◽  
Jun Aida ◽  
Ken Osaka ◽  
Richard Gary Rozier
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
School Education ◽  
High School Education ◽  
Water Fluoridation ◽  
Community Water ◽  
Parental Educational Attainment ◽  
Community Water Fluoridation

Despite improvements in the prevalence of dental caries, disparities are still observed globally and in the U.S. This study examined whether community water fluoridation (CWF) reduced dental caries disparities in permanent teeth of 10- to 19-year-old schoolchildren in North Carolina. We used cross-sectional data representing K-12 schoolchildren in North Carolina (NC) public schools. A poisson regression model was used to determine whether the association between children’s parental educational attainment and the prevalence of dental caries of children differed by children’s lifetime CWF exposure. We analyzed data on 2075 students. Among the children without any CWF exposure in their life, statistically significant caries disparities by parental educational attainment were observed. Compared to the children of parents with more than high school education, the relative risk for those with a parent with a high school education was 1.16 (95% CI = 1.01, 1.33) and those with less than a high school education was 1.27 (95% CI = 1.02, 1.60). In contrast, these disparities were not observed among children exposed to CWF throughout their lives. Socioeconomic disparities in dental caries were not observed among 10–19-year-old schoolchildren with lifetime CWF exposure. CWF seemed to reduce dental caries disparities.

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