NHMRC 2017 Public statement on fluoridated water declares that it is a "safe, effective and ethical way to help reduce tooth decay"

The NHMRC has released its 2017 Public Statement - Water Fluoridation and Human Health in Australia, declaring that fluoridated water is a "safe, effective and ethical way to help reduce tooth decay".

NHMRC has supported community water fluoridation as a population health measure since 1952, and regularly reviews the scientific evidence on this topic.

The 2017 Public Statement is based on a comprehensive review of the evidence, published in 2016, and the translation of this evidence into the NHMRC Information Paper – Water fluoridation: dental and other human health outcomes, published in 2017.

The ADAVB supports the fluoridation of drinking water supplies in Victoria. Water fluoridation helps protect teeth against decay, and is the most effective way of allowing everybody access to the benefits of fluoride.

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Download a copy of the Public Statement

Background about the statement

ADAVB position and water fluoridation in Victoria