Key findings Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey For 2015–2016, prevalence of total caries (untreated and treated) was 43.1% and untreated caries was 13.0% among youth aged 2–19 years. Prevalence was lowest in youth aged 2–5 years compared with those aged 6–11 and 12–19 for total (17.7%, 45.2%, 53.5%) and untreated caries […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Fewer dental cavities found in young people, but minorities still most at risk
(CNN) – The percentage of young people with dental cavities in the United States dropped from 50% in 2012 to just over 43% in 2016, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although the overall trend is a positive one, young members of minority communities continue to have […]
Murtaugh students set to receive free dental sealants
MURTAUGH — Murtaugh Elementary School and Murtaugh Middle School are scheduled to receive free dental sealants and fluoride varnish to help prevent cavities as part of Delta Dental of Idaho’s Grins-on-the-Go program, beginning April 24. Dental sealants fill the deep grooves of the back teeth where 90 percent of cavities occur. Fluoride varnish helps protect […]
Edgartown: Fluoride loses
Excerpt: Voters overwhelmingly defeated an initiative to add fluoride to the town’s water, a rebuff to a controversial order issued by the board of health. In a vote of 700-253 with 16 blanks, the fluoride initiative lost, despite the strong backing of dental and health professionals on the Island. The town’s board of health voted […]
Letter: Green Bay City Council needs to embrace science, end fluoridation
GREEN BAY – Cheers to Fond du Lac, Bonduel, Gillett and Oconto Falls communities who ditched their fluoridation programs. Jeers to Green Bay Water Utility who persist in damaging teeth, promoting disease and harming brains by fluoridating public water supply. A few recent published studies confirming the anti-science basis of fluoridation include one in the […]
ADA on Toothpaste, Mouthrinse and Supplements
Online as of April 8, 2018 Excerpts: Use Toothpaste and Mouthrinse with Fluoride Toothpaste with fluoride has been responsible for a significant drop in cavities since 1960. Look for one with the ADA Seal of Acceptance to make sure it contains fluoride. Brush twice a day (morning and night) or as directed by your dentist […]
Fluoride and Pregnancy
Fluoride is a mineral commonly found in natural water sources and sea food. It is considered an important nutrient for the healthy functioning of various organs such as teeth, bones, and the brain. The presence of fluoride in water largely depends on the geology of a given area, as fluoride leaches out from the rocks […]
Growing Concern of Fluoride Use Among Pregnant Women
Pregnant women’s fluoride exposure is linked to lower IQ in their children at one- to three-years-old, according to a study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine (2018), and at levels commonly found in U.S. women, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Researchers, Thomas et al., found that, for every increase of 1 milligram per liter of fluoride […]
ADA: What’s in your water? Dental providers can look at local reports
Dental professionals are encouraged to check their community’s annual Water Quality Reports or Consumer Confidence Reports, which water suppliers nationwide are required to make available each year prior to July 1. The reports give consumers the chance to check on the status of their community’s water, including its fluoride levels and details about quality and […]
Schulyer Center on NYS 2018-19 budget for fluoridation
Schuyler Center’s Last Look at the NYS 2018-19 Budget – page 5 Community Water Fluoridation What’s in the Final Budget The Final Budget includes a re-appropriation of funding for infrastructure. What was in the Executive Budget The Executive Budget proposed to re-appropriate funding approved in the previous two budgets for installation or upgrading of water […]