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Acknowledgments
This publication was developed by the National Fluoridation Advisory Committee (NFAC) of the American
Dental Association (ADA) Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention (CAAP). NFAC members
participating in the development of the publication included Chris Delecki, DDS, MBA, MPH, chair Catherine
Hayes DMD, SM, DMSc Jay Kumar, DDS, MPH Steven Levy, DDS, MPH Mark Moss, DDS, PhD Howard
Pollick, BDS, MPH and Scott Tomar, DMD, MPH, DrPH.
Substantial dental and medical contributions to this edition of Fluoridation Facts were made by: Elizabeth
Ames, MD, PhD Kathleen Bethin, MD, PhD Kip Duchon, MSEnV, Effie Greathouse, PhD Frances Kim, DDS,
DrPH William Maas, DDS, MPH, MS Josephine Ortiz-Wolfe, PhD, MBA, MPH, RDH Michael J. Ross, MD
and John Warren, DDS, MS.
The Principal Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention (CAAP) staff contributions to this edition of
Fluoridation Facts were made by: Jane Grover, DDS, MPH, Senior Director Elizabeth C. Lense, DDS, MSHA,
Senior Scientist for Population Health Programs Jon Zink, Public Health Programs and Outreach Analyst
Matt Zaborowski, MPH, CPH, Senior Manager, Medicaid Programs and Health Policy, and Ellyce Clonan, DDS,
MPH, MA and Matt Jacob, Consultants.
Other significant staff contributors include Kelly K. O’Brien, MLIS, Informationist, ADA Library &Archives
Kathleen M. Ziegler, Pharm.D., Senior Informationist, ADA Library &Archives Anita M. Mark, Informationist,
ADA Library &Archives and Pamela Woolf, Senior Manager, ADA Product Development.
Disclaimer
This publication is designed to answer frequently asked questions about community water fluoridation,
based on a summary of relevant published articles. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the
extensive literature on fluoridation and fluorides or to provide professional advice. Readers also must rely
on their own review of the literature, including the sources cited herein and any subsequently published
ones, for a complete understanding of these issues.
@2025 American Dental Association
This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written permission
of the American Dental Association except as provided herein.
Acknowledgments
This publication was developed by the National Fluoridation Advisory Committee (NFAC) of the American
Dental Association (ADA) Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention (CAAP). NFAC members
participating in the development of the publication included Chris Delecki, DDS, MBA, MPH, chair Catherine
Hayes DMD, SM, DMSc Jay Kumar, DDS, MPH Steven Levy, DDS, MPH Mark Moss, DDS, PhD Howard
Pollick, BDS, MPH and Scott Tomar, DMD, MPH, DrPH.
Substantial dental and medical contributions to this edition of Fluoridation Facts were made by: Elizabeth
Ames, MD, PhD Kathleen Bethin, MD, PhD Kip Duchon, MSEnV, Effie Greathouse, PhD Frances Kim, DDS,
DrPH William Maas, DDS, MPH, MS Josephine Ortiz-Wolfe, PhD, MBA, MPH, RDH Michael J. Ross, MD
and John Warren, DDS, MS.
The Principal Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention (CAAP) staff contributions to this edition of
Fluoridation Facts were made by: Jane Grover, DDS, MPH, Senior Director Elizabeth C. Lense, DDS, MSHA,
Senior Scientist for Population Health Programs Jon Zink, Public Health Programs and Outreach Analyst
Matt Zaborowski, MPH, CPH, Senior Manager, Medicaid Programs and Health Policy, and Ellyce Clonan, DDS,
MPH, MA and Matt Jacob, Consultants.
Other significant staff contributors include Kelly K. O’Brien, MLIS, Informationist, ADA Library &Archives
Kathleen M. Ziegler, Pharm.D., Senior Informationist, ADA Library &Archives Anita M. Mark, Informationist,
ADA Library &Archives and Pamela Woolf, Senior Manager, ADA Product Development.
Disclaimer
This publication is designed to answer frequently asked questions about community water fluoridation,
based on a summary of relevant published articles. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the
extensive literature on fluoridation and fluorides or to provide professional advice. Readers also must rely
on their own review of the literature, including the sources cited herein and any subsequently published
ones, for a complete understanding of these issues.
@2025 American Dental Association
This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written permission
of the American Dental Association except as provided herein.
