USA - Lebanon awaits results of fluoridation program
Lebanon awaits results of fluoridation program
April 15, 2007
LEBANON — Less than six years after this Willamette Valley town began adding fluoride to its drinking water, dentists say its too early to see if it has reduced tooth decay. But they want to keep the project going.
“The benefits of fluoridation would be hard to measure in the population of my practice after just this amount of time,” said Dennis Clark, who has practiced dentistry in Lebanon for 25 years. “The beneficial effects will be most observable in a generation.”................................
Lebanon dentist John Shader agreed.
“Maybe at 20 years you’ll see results. But I don’t think you can dispute the benefits,” he said............
Worth printing again
April 15, 2007
LEBANON — Less than six years after this Willamette Valley town began adding fluoride to its drinking water, dentists say its too early to see if it has reduced tooth decay. But they want to keep the project going.
“The benefits of fluoridation would be hard to measure in the population of my practice after just this amount of time,” said Dennis Clark, who has practiced dentistry in Lebanon for 25 years. “The beneficial effects will be most observable in a generation.”................................
Lebanon dentist John Shader agreed.
“Maybe at 20 years you’ll see results. But I don’t think you can dispute the benefits,” he said............
Worth printing again
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