Internet Resources

Internet Resources on Fluoride & Fluoridation

The ADA Council on Access, Prevention, and Interprofessional Relations has compiled the following list of non-ADA Internet sites that provide information on fluorides and fluoridation issues. By linking to other Web sites, the ADA does not endorse the policies or practices of, or opinions expressed on, those sites; nor does the ADA make any representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy of any items or claims contained therein.

American Academy of Family Physicians

• Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies

American Academy of Pediatrics

• AAP Policy Statement: Preventive Oral Health Intervention for Pediatricians (PDF)

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

• Policy Statement on the Use of Fluoride (PDF)
• Guideline on Fluoride Therapy (PDF)

American Association of Public Health Dentistry

• AAPHD Resolution on Community Water Fluoridation

American Public Health Association

• APHA Policy Statement Community Water Fluoridation in the United States 

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors

• Community Water Fluoridation Policy Statement (PDF)

American Dietetic Association

• Impact of Fluoride on Dental Health

American Heart Association

• Fluoridation

American Medical Association

• Statewide Fluoridation Policy

American Society for Nutritional Sciences/American Society for Clinical Nutrition

• Resolution on Fluoridation of Drinking Water (PDF)

American Water Works Association

• Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies (PDF)

Arkansas Fact Sheet

• Community Water Fluoridation (PDF)

Association of State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO)

• Community Water Fluoridation – Position Statement

Australian Dental Association

• Fluoridation (Fluoride Now)
• Water Fluoridation in Australia
• Fluoride FAQs
• Fluoride Resources
• Fluoride Links

British Fluoridation Society

• The Dental Benefits of Water Fluoridation
• One in a Million—The Facts about Water Fluoridation

British Medical Journal

• Systematic review of water fluoridation

Canadian Dental Association

• Fluoride FAQs
• CDA Position on Use of Fluorides in Caries Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Division of Oral Health

• Water Fluoridation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/MMWR

• Populations Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Public Drinking Water — United States, 1992–2006
• Surveillance for Dental Caries, Dental Sealants, Tooth Retention, Edentulism, and Enamel Fluorosis—United States, 1988–1994 and 1999-2002
• Engineering and Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation, 1995
• Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in
  the United States
• Ten Great Public Health Achievements—United States, 1900-1999
• Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Fluoridation of Drinking Water to Prevent Dental Caries
• Water Fluoridation and Costs of Medicaid Treatment for Dental Decay—Louisiana, 1995-1996

FDI World Dental Federation

• Oral Health through Fluoride
• FDI Policy Statement Promoting Dental Health through Water Fluoridation (PDF)

Guide to Community Preventive Services

• Community Water Fluoridation is Effective in Reducing Tooth Decay

Institute of Medicine

• Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, and Fluoride
• Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride

International Association for Dental Research and American Asssociation for Dental Research

• Fluoridation of Water Supplies

International Association of Dental Research

• IADR Policy Statement: Fluoridation of Water Supplies 

National Academies

• Drinking Water: Understanding the Science and Policy Behind a Critical Resource

National Cancer Institute

• Fluoridated Water: Questions and Answers

National Dental Association

• Position on Water Fluoridation

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

• Statement on Water Fluoridation
• The Story of Fluoridation

Surgeon General

• Community Water Fluoridation: Surgeon General's Statement, 2013
• Community Water Fluoridation: Surgeon General's Statement, 2004
• Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General (Part Four, Chapter 7): Community and Other Approaches to Promote Oral Health and Prevent Oral Disease
• Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon: General Executive Summary
• Surgeon General's Statement on Community Water Fluoridation, 2001

The Council of State Governments

• Resolution on Community Water Fluoridation

The Linus Pauling Institute

• Micronutrient Information Center—Fluoride

United States Public Health Service

• Review of Fluoride Benefits and Risks: Report of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Fluoride of the Committee to Coordinate Environmental Health and Related Programs

Utah Department of Health

• Statement on Community Water Fluoridation (PDF)

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