Fluoridation Related Links

Provided below are links to various agencies and organizations recognizing the benefits of community water fluoridation. Some of the agencies/organizations links are to policy statements and others provide educational information. If you are a government agency or professional organization with a public statement recognizing the benefits of fluoride, CDC's Division of Oral Health would like to consider linking to it from this page. Please contact us to share your information.

Government Agencies

• National Cancer Institute
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (PDF–408KB)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF–2.8Mb)
• The Environmental Protection Agency

International Agencies and Organizations

• Australian Dental Association*
• British Fluoridation Society*
• FDI World Dental Federation* (PDF–18KB)
• World Health Organization*

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Family Physicians*
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry* (PDF–10KB)
• American Dental Association*
• American Dental Hygienist Association*
• American Dietetic Association*
• American Heart Association*
• American Medical Association*
• American School Health Association*
• American Society for Nutrition*
• American Water Works Association*
• National Center for Fluoridation Policy and Research*

State Health Programs

• Arkansas Department of Health
  http://www.healthyarkansas.com/Oral_Health/pdf/fact_sheet.pdf*

• State of California Chronic Disease Control Branch

• Colorado Department of Health * (PDF–43KB)
• Florida Department of Health * (PDF–63KB)
• Mississippi Department of Health *
• Nebraska Dental Health Program *
• Texas Department of Health *
• Utah Department of Health  (PDF–27KB)
• Wisconsin Department of Health

One or more documents on this Web page is available in Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need Acrobat Reader to view and print these documents.

* Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.

Date last reviewed: November 3, 2008
Date last modified: August 3, 2006
Content source: Division of Oral Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion