The committee assures that ASTDD positions and policies are presented in all appropriate venues and oversees all activities that the association may be involved in regarding fluorides, including the fluoride awards at the annual meeting.
ASTDD Fluoridation Fact Sheet - a one page (front and back) template that can be modified by inserting your state information and used as an educational/information tool. Contact the ASTDD Central office for a copy.
My Water’s Fluoride. This CDC Web site allows consumers to find basic information about their water system, including the number of people served by the system and the target fluoridation level. Currently, 26 states provide CDC with this information.
Yeung CA, A systematic review of the efficacy and safety of fluoridation.Evid Based Dent. 2008;9(2):39-43
Pollick HF. Water fluoridation and the environment: current perspective in the United States. Int. J Occup Environ Health. 2004; 10:343-350.
Griffin SO, Jones K, Tomar SL. An economic evaluation of community water fluoridation. J Publ Health Dent 2001;61(2):78–86.
Horwitz, HS, The effectiveness of community water fluoridation in the United States, J Publ Health Dentistry. 1996; 56(Spec No) :253-8
Griffin SO, Gooch BF, Lockwood SA, Tomar SL, The Halo Effect: Quantifying the diffused benefit from water fluoridation in the United States, Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2001;29: 120–129.
Crall JJ, Topical Fluoride Recommendations for High-Risk Children Background Paper for MCHB Expert Meeting, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009
Fluoride Varnish Research Brief developed by the ASTDD Fluorides Committee that addresses a number of questions about effectiveness, application and other issues. September 2007
Summary Report of an expert panel meeting on topical fluorides recommendations including a decision support matrix for children at high risk for dental caries. Report produced by the Altarum Institute, October 2007
American Dental Association. Professionally applied topical fluoride: evidence-based clinical recommendations. J Am Dent Assoc 2006; 137:1151–1159.
Donly, KJ. Fluoride varnishes. Journal of the California Dental Association. 31(3):217-19, MARCH 2003.
Dietary Fluoride Supplement Schedule. Guidelines for children from birth to 16 years. Approved by the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Donly, KJ. Fluoride varnishes. Journal of the California Dental Association. 31(3):217-19, MARCH 2003.
2010 JADA Fluoride Supplements...........pending publication
Dietary Fluoride Supplement Schedule, Guidelines for children from birth to 16 years. Approved by the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
