Practices
Water Fluoridation
Also Known As Community Water Fluoridation
Water Safety Practice
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The practice of adjusting the fluoride content of a public water supply to a level that reduces tooth decay across a population, first introduced in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1945 as a controlled trial, and later adopted by many public water systems as a preventive dental health measure.
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Practice ClassPublic health, preventive care 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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