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CHICAGO, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Five billion gallons of bottled water were consumed in 2000, an increase of more than 200 percent from a decade earlier. Whether consumers drink more bottled water because it is an alternative to soda, or because it is convenient to do so is unclear, but one thing is certain: they […]

f you can’t leave home without one, you’re probably one of the people responsible for making the U.S. the single biggest consumer of bottled water in the world. In fact, U.S. residents drink more bottled water each year than any other beverage except carbonated soft drinks. Mexico, China, Brazil and Italy round out the top […]

ARLINGTON, Va., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) — The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has issued a statement supporting the Healthy People 2020 goal to increase to 75 percent the number of Americans on optimally fluoridated public water supplies. According to the Journal of Public Health Dentistry, fluoridation yields a significant return on […]

The ADA has received calls from members about an ongoing shortage of fluoride supplements in part because of the discontinuation of the products by several manufacturers as well as a limited supply from the remaining companies. Dentists who call the ADA looking for answers about the shortage are advised to work with their pharmacists so […]

• Download this article which includes graphs and cartoons – in pdf format A little history Water fluoridation began in the United States where today approximately 184 million people are currently served by fluoridated water supplies. The practice had it origins in observations made by researchers who were investigating the cause of a strange mottling […]

Products Affected – Description Discontinued: Sodium fluoride 0.5 mg chewable tablets, 1000-count (NDC 52152-0127-05), Actavis – discontinued Sodium fluoride 1 mg chewable tablets, 1000-count (NDC 52152-0128-05), Actavis – discontinued Reason for the Shortage: Actavis has discontinued their fluoride chewable tablets due to manufacturing problems. Luride 0.25 mg chewable tablets, 120-count (NDC 00126-0186-21), Colgate – discontinued […]

On January 25, 1945, sodium fluoride was slowly poured into Grand Rapids, Michigan’s public water supply to prove that fluoridation reduces children’s tooth decay. Five years into the experiment, things weren’t going as expected. Cavities declined equally in the non-fluoridated control city of Muskegon, too. So to blur the truth or prove their expectation, Muskegon […]

Excerpt from article titled: 2009 Winter Fancy Food: Recap and Photos The 2009 Winter Fancy Food Show took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco from January 18-20, showcasing over 60 beverage companies and their brands… • HINT Essence Water—sponsor of BevNET’s Fancy Food Winter show coverage – was busy promoting its newly launched […]

For a patient whose water source does not contain fluoride, how important is supplementation? If supplementing, how much, how often, and at what age do you start and stop? —Amy Waggner, FNP-C, Washington, Ind. The American Dental Association and the CDC have very clear guideline statements regarding this topic. For urban areas with fluoridated water […]