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FluorideAtlas

Health & Medicine · Food & water supply

Competing accounts of whether fluoride in toothpaste, community water, and dental-office treatments is a net public-health program or an inadequately justified stacked exposure, without providing treatment guidance.

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Community water fluoridation3

  • Documented · CDC publishes guidance and surveillance related to community water fluoridation.
  • Documented · Community water fluoridation has been practiced in parts of the United States since the mid-20th century.
  • Contested · Public debate frames typical-target community water fluoridation either as a net dental public-health measure or as an inadequately justified population-wide exposure program.

American Dental Association2

  • Documented · The American Dental Association publishes FAQ and advocacy materials that present community water fluoridation as a supported public-health practice.
  • Contested · Critical and holistic dentistry sources circulate opposing readings of the American Dental Association’s fluoride and fluoridation stance.

Campaign for Dental Health1

  • Documented · Campaign for Dental Health materials describe community water fluoridation as a cost-saving community-wide measure and offer point-by-point replies to common opposing claims.

Cochrane1

  • Documented · Cochrane has published systematic reviews on water fluoridation and dental caries outcomes.

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research1

  • Documented · The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research provides public health-information pages describing community water fluoridation.

National Toxicology Program1

  • Documented · NTP has conducted assessments related to fluoride exposure and health endpoints including neurodevelopment.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency1

  • Official · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a Federal Register agency response to a TSCA Section 21 petition concerning fluoride chemicals in drinking water.

U.S. Public Health Service1

  • Official · The U.S. Public Health Service has issued a formal recommendation on fluoride concentration in drinking water for the prevention of dental caries.

World Health Organization1

  • Documented · The World Health Organization has publicly refuted allegations directed at its positions in the fluoride and fluoridation arena.

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