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Scientific Reviews: Assessing the Weight of the EvidenceReviews of scientific literature are an important resource to judge the safety of community water fluoridation. Scientific reviews are helpful because they—
Scientific and pubic health organizations have conducted scientific reviews about fluoridation during the past two decades. These reviews provide compelling evidence that community water fluoridation is a safe and effective method for reducing tooth decay across all ages.
United States Public Health Service Review of Fluoride: Benefits and
Risks, 1991 Institute of Medicine Dietary Reference Guidelines, 1997* National Research CouncilThe National Research Council (NRC) released its current report, Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standard, on March 22, 2006. The NRC's previous report, entitled Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride*, was issued in 1993. It examined the possible toxic effects of ingested fluoride and concluded—
Australian GovernmentAustralia's National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) conducted a systematic review published in 2007, that considered recent evidence relating to the efficacy and safety of fluoride interventions, with an emphasis on widespread public health initiatives. The report, A Systematic Review of the Efficacy and Safety of Fluoridation, primarily addressed the caries-reducing benefits and associated health risks of providing fluoride systemically. The council found that—
NHMRC is Australia's main agency for supporting health and medical research; developing health advice for the Australian community, health professionals, and governments; and providing advice on ethical behavior in health care and conduct for health and medical research. University of York A systematic review of public water fluoridation* was released in 2000 by the National Health Service (NHS) Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, United Kingdom. This looked at the evidence of positive and negative effects for community water fluoridation. They identified five objectives and evaluated the studies relating to each objective. Based on the best available research they found that—
Additional systematic reviews on the benefits of water fluoridation may be viewed on the Benefits page. * 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:
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