Is Water Fluoridation the Answer to Hawai‘i’s Rampant Tooth Decay Problem?

WHY DOES HAWAI‘I FIGHT FLUORIDATION DESPITE A DISMAL RECORD OF DENTAL DECAY? COMMUNITY LEADERS BLAME FEAR, MISINFORMATION … AND DEPOSED HONOLULU CITY COUNCILMEMBER ROD TAM.
When the Hawai‘i State Department of Health provided dental screenings for 3,184 third-grade children in 67 public schools, the results were staggering: Hawai‘i’s children have the highest prevalence of tooth decay in the United States. We’re literally the worst in the nation when it comes to taking care of our kids’ teeth..................

GET YOUR FLUORIDE HERE

While Hawai‘i thinks about fluoridation (and thinks about it and thinks about it), pediatric dentist Derek Tom has recommendations on how to seek fluoride elsewhere, in addition to using fluoride toothpaste:

“For children over 6 months of age, their doctor or dentist can prescribe them supplemental fluoride via pills or drops and it can be incorporated in the form of a multivitamin. For children older than 6, over-the-counter fluoride mouthwashes can be used (and must be spit out).”

Cut the sugar and fizzy drinks out of the diets not more fluoride.