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CDC-Sponsored Water Fluoridation Training
The CDC offers limited training in
water fluoridation engineering and operations and does not have the
staff resources to provide special training for groups, organizations,
or utility systems. The following courses have been developed and are
offered by CDC to assist with the management of state fluoridation
programs and water treatment facility operations. Enrollment in these
courses is open to any state program official, water utility system
staff, water facility operator trainers or support personnel, and
registered engineers.
Water Fluoridation: Principles and Practices is a CDC-sponsored
course on basic community water fluoridation. The course is offered
periodically in Tennessee and California. Course attendance is limited
because of space and facility considerations, so pre-registration and
approval are necessary, with the preference given to state employees. There
is no tuition fee for accepted state program employees, but attendees are
responsible for their own travel and per diem expenses. CDC awards
participants 1.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 18 Professional
Development Hours for completing the course, which is conducted over 3 days.
See a typical course agenda and subject content.
Use of the
Water Fluoridation Reporting System is an optional half-day course
(0.3 CEUs) for those responsible for maintaining state program records,
immediately preceding the Water Fluoridation: Principles and Practices
course.
Future training dates:
- Murfreesboro, Tennessee:
CDC will offer Water
Fluoridation: Principles and Practices September 29–October 1, 2009, along
with an optional half-day course on the Water Fluoridation Reporting
System on September 28, 2009, at the Doubletree Hotel and the Julian R. Fleming Training
Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Course attendance is limited to
25.
- Sacramento, California:
CDC will offer Water
Fluoridation: Principles and Practices March 3-5, 2009, along
with an optional half-day course on the Water Fluoridation Reporting
System on March 2, 2009, at the Capitol Plaza Holiday Inn in Sacramento,
California and the City of Sacramento Fairbairn Water Treatment
Facility. Course attendance is limited to 21.
Contact CDC at oralhealth@cdc.gov if you have questions about this training.
Advanced Engineering Course has been provided periodically and is
designed for state fluoridation engineers with an emphasis on water
fluoridation engineering and facility installations. It is anticipated
that this course will be offered next in 2012.
The 6-hour Water Fluoridation Training Course offers assistance to states in providing water
treatment facility operator training. The template can be customized by
individual state programs. A draft was released to state dental
directors and drinking water administrators in September 2005 for
comment, which will be used to improve the training. The final version
is expected to be available in 2010. CDC does not offer CEU credit for
this course, but state program sponsors often do provide credit. If you are interested in this
training, please contact your state dental director, drinking water
administrator, or trainers of water treatment facility operators
to learn when this training will be offered in your state.
The CDC has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider by the
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET),
8405 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102. The CDC awards
0.3 of CEUs to participants who successfully complete the Water
Fluoridation Reporting System training and 1.8 of CEUs to
participants who successfully complete the Water Fluoridation:
Principles and Practices training.
Date last reviewed:
October 6, 2008
Date last updated: October 6, 2008
Content source:
Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
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