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CDC: Infographic: How Fluoride Works
Also available in Spanish (11×17) | Also available in Spanish (8×11) Image Source Text resize iconView Larger Download Infographic Poster (11×17) pdf icon[PDF – 260 KB] View Page In:pdf icon Available as an 8×11 Poster Page last reviewed: April 29, 2021 Content source: Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health […]
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CDC: Messages for Social Media: How Fluoride Works
Message 1 Creates a strong surface Copy and Paste the text below into the text field for Facebook or Twitter, using the image above: Fluoride in drinking water is taken in by teeth still developing below the gum to help create a strong surface, protecting the teeth from cavities. Message 2 Protects teeth all day […]
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CDC: Animated Graphic: How Fluoride Works
Image Source Text resize iconView Larger Source Text How Fluoride Works Fluoride in drinking water is taken in by teeth still developing below the gum to help create a strong surface, protecting the teeth from cavities. In children and adults teeth are bathed in fluoride when drinking water, giving teeth the fluoride they need all […]
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Vermont: Chronic Disease Program Specialist: Fluoride Program Coordinator
Chronic Disease Program Specialist: Fluoride Program Coordinator – Limited Service State of Vermont – Burlington, VT Description Overview: The Vermont Department of Health is recruiting for a Fluoride Program Coordinator/Chronic Disease Specialist in the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Division’s Office of Oral Health. This position is responsible for providing support to the Oral […]
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FAN calls for the resignation of the director of the CDC’s Oral Health Division
Warnings needed to inform pregnant women living in fluoridated areas that the fetus and formula-fed infant are the most vulnerable to fluoride’s neurotoxicity. Public health officials should warn pregnant women and parents who bottle-feed infants living in fluoridated communities to avoid fluoridated water. No health agency has yet to do this.” — Paul Connett PhD, […]
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Crowther: CDC focus
Many of us are celebrating the fact “science-based” is no longer a banned phrase in our new national administration. Not surprisingly, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Rochelle Walensky, has an impressive background in her science-based profession. She served previously as the chief of the Division of Infectious […]
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CDC initiative seeks to get more Americans access to fluoridated water
We’ve talked a lot about health equity with the pandemic disproportionately impacting lower income and communities of color. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a new initiative to deliver an important preventive health care tool to rural and smaller neighborhoods. It’s a new fluoride tablet system that works similar to chlorine […]
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CDC Initiative Creates New Water Fluoridation Technology to Support Rural Health Needs
Water fluoridation now accessible for small water systems March 18, 2021 – A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded research initiative offers access to optimally fluoridated water for up to 19 million people in the U.S. for the first time. The new fluoridation method is designed to dissolve in a small amount of […]
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Tablet fluoridation. New Fluoride Technology Supports Rural Health
New technology could bring fluoridated water to about 19 million people in the United States. March 20 is World Oral Health Day. Oral health is critical to overall health, and oral diseases cause serious pain and infections that may lead to problems eating, speaking, and learning. More than 3.5 billion people suffer from oral diseases […]
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CDC: Fluoride in Private Well Water
Online as of March 11, 2021 My home gets its water from a private well. What do I need to know about fluoride and groundwater from a well? Fluoride is present in virtually all waters and it is important to know the fluoride content of your water, particularly if you have children. The fluoride content […]
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