- MEDIUM
- Research
- Tier 1
- Peer-Reviewed Research
Effectiveness of community water fluoridation in queensland
- Source
- Journal of Dental Research (JDR)
- Author
- L.G. Do, A. John Spencer, K. Roberts-Thomson, R. Lalloo, J. Broadbent, M. Foley, H. Whelton, T. Le, M. Herzig, C.T. Sexton, E. Gielis, B. Appleyard, H.S. Schuch, D.H. Ha
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Why it matters for dental
Queensland dentists and public-health staff should note a population-level causal analysis that links community water fluoridation to dental caries rates after the 2008 policy change.
Key points
- 01
Researchers conducted a population-based causal analysis of water fluoridation in Queensland following the 2008 policy change.
- 02
Journal of Dental Research published the study as Ahead of Print.
- 03
The analysis examined the effectiveness of water fluoridation as a preventive program against dental caries.
- 04
The authors cite recent Cochrane reviews that reported only limited new scientific evidence on water fluoridation.
Who should care
- Academia / research
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