Information for Consumers

The ADA Smile Healthy logo

Products that are good oral health choices can be found at a glance when shopping.  Just look for the distinctive smile when making your selections.  You can be confident the ADA has taken the guesswork out of picking products that aren't harmful to your oral health.

Fluoridated bottled water, Smile Healthy's First Product Category 

More and more consumers are drinking bottled water. But if bottled water is the main source of drinking water, the tooth-decay preventive benefits of fluoride are usually forgone. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that helps prevent tooth decay but usually isn't in bottled water in amounts sufficient to benefit oral health (.7-1.2 parts per million for children and adults 12, months and older).

The ADA Smile Healthy program now makes it easier for you to see which bottled waters are fluoridated and enjoy the decay-preventive benefits of fluoridated water.  The Smile Healthy logo on bottled water also tells consumers the product has been tested to ensure the water contains appropriate amounts of fluoride.

Under the Smile Healthy program, manufacturers must comply with all U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements for fluoridated bottled water. 

For more information on the benefits of fluoride go to www.ada.org/goto/bottledwater or
www.ada.org/goto/fluoride.

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