Government & Other reports

2022 – Fluoride Content of Ready-to-Eat Infant Foods and Drinks in Australia. Authors: Chandio N, John JR, Floyd S, Gibson E, Wong DKY, Levy SM, Heilman JR, Arora A. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14087; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114087

2021 – Australia: fluoridated and non-fluoridated cities and towns, provided by Colin Varian of Fluoride Free Australia from various government agencies.

2020 – Guidelines for use of fluorides in Australia: update 2019. By LG Do, Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health. Australian Dental Journal 65: 30–38, March 2020.

2019 – The 2019 AMA Report Card on Indigenous Health. Australian Medical Association,

2018 – The Health of Queenslanders 2018. Report of the Chief Health Officer Queensland. November.

2018 – Letter to Councillors from Professor Anne Kelso AO, Chief Executive Officer, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). March 8.

2018 – Australia’s Oral Health Tracker. Technical Paper. 2018-02. First Edition. Australian Health Policy Collaboration and the ADA (Australian Dental Association). February.

2018 – Western Australia. Water Fluoridation Survey Bunbury and Dalyellup Areas
March 2018.

2017 – Press Release from Fluoride Action Network Australia: A damning critique and analysis of the NHMRC’s 2017 “Sham” review of water fluoridation and appeal for Royal Commission Inquiry: 23 Reasons why Australia needs a Royal Commission into the NH MRC’s fraudulent fluoride review. August 3.

2017 – Full report: A damning critique and analysis of the NHMRC’s 2017 “Sham” review of water fluoridation and appeal for Royal Commission Inquiry: 23 Reasons why Australia needs a Royal Commission into the NHMRC’s fraudulent fluoride review.  By Merilyn Haines on behalf of Fluoride Action Network Australia. August 3.

2017 – National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) draft Public Statement on Water Fluoridation for public comment, July. Comments due August 3, 2017.

2017 – National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Information Paper – Water Fluoridation: dental and other human health outcomes. July.

2016 – Mackay Regional Council. Ordinary Meeting. September 28, 2016. See pages 264-279 for the report from the Director of Engineering & Commercial Infrastructure on the information and polls that led to the Councils decision to end fluoridation.

2016 – Western Australia. Dental Health Outcomes of Children Residing in Fluoridated and Non-Fluoridated Areas of Western Australia.

2016 – Health Effects of Water Fluoridation: Technical Report. Report to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Canberra. By Jack B, Ayson M, Lewis S, Irving A, Agresta B, Ko H, Stoklosa A. August 24 (released in September). 322 pages.

2016 – Health Effects of Water Fluoridation: Evidence Evaluation Report. Report to the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Canberra. By Jack B, Ayson M, Lewis S, Irving A, Agresta B, Ko H,  Stoklosa A. August 24 (released in September). 284 pages.

2015 – Australian and New Zealand Nutrient Reference Values for Fluoride. A report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health by the Expert Working Group for Fluoride. Authors Baines J, Foley M, Spencer AJ, Peres M, Mueller U. Dated July 2015, released at the end of October 2015.

• • Supporting Document 1: Fluoride intake estimates
  • Supporting Document 2: Fluoride and health
  • Supporting Document 3: Summary of reports
  • Supporting Document 4: Literature review

2014 – The Beginning of Change. Queensland Child Oral Health Survey 2010-2012. Queensland Health. August.

2013 – Water Fluoridation in NSW. NSW Government | Health. September.

2011 – Regulatory Impact Statement: Policy Guideline for the Regulation of Infant Formula Products. March 17.

2009 – Report On Brisbane Fluoride Incident, Health Stream Issue 55, Public Health Newsletter of Water Quality Research Australia.

2007 –  A Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Fluoridation. PART A. Review Methodology and Results. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

2007 – A Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Fluoridation. PART B. Excluded Studies. National Health and Medical Research Council.

2006 – The use of fluorides in Australia: guidelines. By AJ Spencer. Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Dental School, The University of Adelaide, South Australia. Australian Dental Journal 2006;51:(2):195-199.

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