Adding fluoride to water supplies

2007/10/04 by Kar Keung Cheng, Iain Chalmers, T. Sheldon · 4 citations
Dentistry · Environmental Science · Nursing · Engineering · Medicine · Chemistry · #Dental Health and Care Utilization #Fluoride Effects and Removal #Child Nutrition and Water Access #Fluoride #Constructive #Water supply #Political science #Dentistry #Environmental ethics #Engineering #Philosophy #Medicine #Environmental engineering #Computer science #Chemistry #Inorganic chemistry

paper · doi:10.1136/bmj.39318.562951.be

openalex publication_date 2007/10/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Adding fluoride to water supplies to prevent dental caries is controversial. <b>K K Cheng, Iain Chalmers, and Trevor A Sheldon</b> identify the issues it raises in the hope of furthering constructive public consultation and debate

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