Drinking fluoridated water increases the resistance of teeth to decay, resulting in fewer cavities.

Despite the availability of other sources of fluoride (tablets, drops, toothpaste, professional applications), water fluoridation is still shown to be the most appropriate means of reducing tooth decay in the twenty first century.

People of all ages will benefit from water fluoridation. Water fluoridation is particularly beneficial in providing a preventive health measure groups who may have difficulty in implementing their own preventive care.

No. Fluoridation is not mass medication any more than other disease prevention health measures. It is not a ‘foreign chemical’ in a water supply, but a naturally occurring element that reduces dental disease. Along with pasteurisation, water purification, and immunization, fluoridation is considered one of the four most important and successful public health measures of the twentieth century.

Drinking optimally fluoridated water is not harmful to human health. Many cities throughout the world have large amounts of natural fluoride in their water supply. Artificial water fluoridation was introduced over 50 years ago, providing many opportunities to study fluoridation’s side effects. The only effects of water fluoridation that have been scientifically proven are those that benefit teeth.

Fluoride’s safety has been monitored for the past fifty years through over 30,000 studies, and no evidence has ever been found that water fluoridation causes any health side effects.