Tag: Caries-cessation of CWF

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The effect of community water fluoridation cessation on children’s dental health: a national experience.

January 30, 2022

Background Community water fluoride (CWF) is the proven cornerstone of primary dental health care promotion. In 2002 CWF was made mandatory at a national level in Israel, however a new government revoked these regulations in August 2014. “Maccabi” is the second largest national health care provider with 2.3 million members, “Maccabi-Dent”, its dental branch, has […]

Equity in children’s dental caries before and after cessation of community water fluoridation: differential impact by dental insurance status and geographic material deprivation.

July 27, 2021

Abstract Background One of the main arguments made in favor of community water fluoridation is that it is equitable in its impact on dental caries (i.e., helps to offset inequities in dental caries). Although an equitable effect of fluoridation has been demonstrated in cross-sectional studies, it has not been studied in the context of cessation […]