WATER FLUORIDATION AS A PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURE

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 324-327
2020 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2019-318545
Author(s):  
John Furness ◽  
Sam J Oddie ◽  
Simon Hearnshaw

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.


PEDIATRICS ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 975-975
Author(s):  
FRANKLIN H. TOP

Fluoridation remains a controversial point on many fronts, but perusal of this monograph should settle many questions which have bothered the profession and the lay public alike. The book is the third to be published by the AAAS on the public health aspects of fluoridation. The series of 11 papers also includes a medical study of a population using an excessive amount of fluoride (8 parts/M.) in a natural water supply. The series of papers is directed to the problem of effectiveness of water fluoridation in reducing dental caries and various elements are considered, namely; dental benefits, public health, engineering and chemical aspects, metabolism of inorganic fluorides, acute fluoride poisoning and crippling chronic fluorosis, among several.


Dental Update ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 658-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G McGrady ◽  
Roger P Ellwood ◽  
Iain A Pretty

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J Morris ◽  
John N Krieger ◽  
Jeffrey D Klausner

2022 ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Laila Woc-Colburn ◽  
Daniel Godinez

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Rosenfeld

An initial public health measure enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic was the closure of schools.[1] This action was motivated by previous observations regarding school closure and prevention of pandemic flu transmission.[2,3] In response to periodic school closure, many schools in Ontario have adopted a hybrid model of schooling with both in-person and remote learning. However, due to the emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, considerable concern has been raised regarding in-person learning.[4,5] This is an important discussion to have as additional variants and waves are likely to arise, and school closure poses a substantial burden to the well-being of children —especially those from marginalized populations.


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