Background: Although community water fluoridation (CWF) results in a range of potential
contaminant exposures, little attention has been given to many of the possible impacts. A …

Objective: The purpose of this research was to assess the local cost savings resulting from
community water fluoridation, given current exposure levels to other fluoride sources …

Community water fluoridation has long been recognized as an effective public health
intervention in the prevention of dental caries. The recently documented secular decline in …

The most comprehensive study of US community water fluoridation program benefits and
costs was published in 2001. This study provides updated estimates using an economic …

Previous data relating to the cost of fluoridation often do not include annualized costs or
costs for labor and maintenance. The purpose of this study was to estimate accurately …

Data were obtained on dental practices and on the characteristics of patients and nature of
treatment obtained in seven matched pairs of mid-western communities. The results of the …

Methods We developed an economic model to compare the costs associated with CWFPs
with treatment savings achieved through averted tooth decay. Treatment savings included …

Most previous cost-benefit analyses of fluoridation programs have been retrospective in
approach and have biased their results in favor of fluoridation. This study performed a …

Context A recently updated Community Guide systematic review of the effectiveness of
community water fluoridation once again found evidence that it reduces dental caries …

Background: Although community water fluoridation has been one of the cornerstone
strategies for the prevention and control of dental caries, questions are still raised regarding …