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Get the facts on fluoride
I am writing in response to the front page article "Old fluoride debate renewed" (Aug. 18). As a family dentist practicing for 10 years, it never ceases to amaze me how few facts are included when discussing this hot button topic.
It would help to know that fluoride is a mineral salt of the naturally-occurring element fluorine. As with other naturally-occurring minerals and nutrients, fluoride is safe and effective when used and consumed properly.
The recommended water fluoridation concentration is 0.7 to 1.2 parts per million (ppm). This was established by the U.S. Public Health Service to maximize the decay-preventive benefits of fluoride and, at the same time, minimize any potential toxicity risks. At 1 ppm, one part of fluoride is diluted in a million parts of water. Think of it this way: 1 ppm can be represented as 1 inch in 16 miles or one minute in two years or 1 cent in $10,000.
The American Dental Association, a professional association of dentists committed to the public's oral health, is a strong supporter of community water fluoridation. The Centers for Disease Control cited water fluoridation as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century because it is a safe, beneficial and cost-effective way to prevent tooth decay in children and adults. For most cities, every $1 invested in water fluoridation saves $38 in dental treatment costs.
The benefits and risks of community water fluoridation have been studied and discussed extensively in the past 60 years by numerous organizations and health agencies. They all consistently indicated that fluoridation of community water supplies is safe and effective in preventing dental decay in both children and adults. It is the most efficient way to prevent one of the most common childhood infectious diseases, tooth decay (five times as common as asthma and seven times as common as hay fever in 5to 17-year-olds).
To learn the facts, please go to the ADA's official website, www.ADA.org, where most of the these studies, discussions, as well as the ADA's offical statement on community water fluoridation can be found. Josie Dovidio, DDS Simi Valley
As a family dentist he knows it all - but he never read anything except the official line fluoride is good for you.
I am writing in response to the front page article "Old fluoride debate renewed" (Aug. 18). As a family dentist practicing for 10 years, it never ceases to amaze me how few facts are included when discussing this hot button topic.
It would help to know that fluoride is a mineral salt of the naturally-occurring element fluorine. As with other naturally-occurring minerals and nutrients, fluoride is safe and effective when used and consumed properly.
The recommended water fluoridation concentration is 0.7 to 1.2 parts per million (ppm). This was established by the U.S. Public Health Service to maximize the decay-preventive benefits of fluoride and, at the same time, minimize any potential toxicity risks. At 1 ppm, one part of fluoride is diluted in a million parts of water. Think of it this way: 1 ppm can be represented as 1 inch in 16 miles or one minute in two years or 1 cent in $10,000.
The American Dental Association, a professional association of dentists committed to the public's oral health, is a strong supporter of community water fluoridation. The Centers for Disease Control cited water fluoridation as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century because it is a safe, beneficial and cost-effective way to prevent tooth decay in children and adults. For most cities, every $1 invested in water fluoridation saves $38 in dental treatment costs.
The benefits and risks of community water fluoridation have been studied and discussed extensively in the past 60 years by numerous organizations and health agencies. They all consistently indicated that fluoridation of community water supplies is safe and effective in preventing dental decay in both children and adults. It is the most efficient way to prevent one of the most common childhood infectious diseases, tooth decay (five times as common as asthma and seven times as common as hay fever in 5to 17-year-olds).
To learn the facts, please go to the ADA's official website, www.ADA.org, where most of the these studies, discussions, as well as the ADA's offical statement on community water fluoridation can be found. Josie Dovidio, DDS Simi Valley
As a family dentist he knows it all - but he never read anything except the official line fluoride is good for you.
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