Fluoride Links

1. Factual links

   Some of the websites providing factual information on Fluoride:

   • 1.1 Some Q&As & FAQs on Fluoride
   • 1.2 Some More Information for the Non-specialist
   • 1.3 Information on fluoride in drinking water
2. Other Views
   • Other views on Fluoride

1. Factual links

1.1 Some Q&As & FAQs on Fluoride

• The ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry) proposes a "Toxicological Profile for Fluorides, Hydrogen Fluoride, and Fluorine" and a link to its "ToxFAQs™ for Fluorine, Hydrogen Fluoride, and Fluorides" on www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts11.html 

1.2 Some More Information for the Non-specialist

• The Eurofluor website developed by the CTEF (representing the fluorine industry) provides information on the various uses of fluorine in the industry: www.eurofluor.org 
• The Commission on Life Sciences (CLS) has published a book entitled "Health Effects of ingested Fluorides" (1993) available for free online reading at the NAP (National Academies Press) http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=2204&page=R1 
• The Canadian Dental Association offers detailed information on fluorides: www.cda-adc.ca/en/oral_health/faqs_resources/faqs/fluoride_faqs.asp 

1.3 Information on fluoride in drinking water

• The WHO proposes a guideline value for fluoride in drinking water in its 2004 "Fluoride in drinking water" document:  www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/en/fluoride.pdf
• The wsh (Water, Sanitation and Health) unit of WHO proposes several links addressing Fluoride as part of the Drinking Water Quality issue: www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/dwq/chemicals/fluoride/en/ 
• Local information: Contact your local water supplier if you wish to find out if fluoridation is practiced in your region and/or how much fluoride is naturally present in your drinking water.

2. Other Views

Links in this section have been selected as examples of other views on Fluoride. This list of links is only a sample and it is not suggested that it is complete nor that it is fully representative of all the existing views. GreenFacts asbl takes no position concerning the views expressed in these linked documents.

Other views on Fluoride

• The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) of the University of York concludes in its "Systematic Review of Public Water Fluoridation 2000" that "The evidence of a benefit of a reduction in caries should be considered together with the increased prevalence of dental fluorosis. [...]" www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/fluores.htm   
• The Medical Research Council (MRC) concludes in its working group report on Water fluoridation and health that "[...] With regard to bone health, the possible impact of fluoridation on risk of hip fracture is the most important in public health terms. [...]" and that "[...] The majority of the research conducted to date indicates that water fluoridation reduces dental caries inequalities between high and low social class groups. [...]" www.mrc.ac.uk/Utilities/Documentrecord/index.htm?d=MRC002482   
• The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) presents "An Update on Fluorides and Fluorosis"  www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-69/issue-5/286.pdf

• A website that addresses the problem of fluorides and dental fluorosis expresses its views in: www.fluoridation.com/ 
• The National Pure Water Association (NPWA) offers its views on fluorides and dental fluorosis in: www.npwa.freeserve.co.uk/  

• The British Medical Association (BMA) supports drinking-water fluoridation on its site: www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/Waterfluoridation?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,fluoridation 
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information on water fluoridation: www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/ 
• The National Center for Fluoridation presents opininons about Community Water Fluoridation: www.fluoridationcenter.org/ 
• The British Dental Health Foundation presents frequently asked questions about Fluoride: www.dentalhealth.org.uk/