DentistryIQ: New study projects economic and oral health effects of fluoride removal

A new study coauthored by ADA President Dr. Brett Kessler warns that ending community water fluoridation in the US could trigger a nationwide oral health crisis—costing billions and disproportionately harming low-income children.

Findings from a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) coauthored by ADA president Brett Kessler, DDS, and Scott D. Smith, DDS, MS, predict significant increases in dental disease and treatment costs if community water fluoridation were discontinued in the United States.

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