fluoridation of water began in the u.s. on january 25, 1945.
fluoridation of water began in the u.s. on january 25, 1945.
when did fluoridation of water begin in the u.s?
january 25 , 1945
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as with some other countries, water fluoridation in the united states is a contentious issue. as of may 2000, 42 of the 50 largest u.s. cities had water fluoridation. on january 25, 1945, grand rapids, michigan, became the first community in the united states to fluoridate its drinking water to prevent tooth decay.
water fluoridation in the united states
fluoridation became an official policy of the u.s. public health service by 1951, and by 1960 water fluoridation had become widely used in the u.s., reaching about 50 million people. by 2006, 69.2% of the u.s. population on public water systems were receiving fluoridated water, amounting to 61.5% of the total u.s. population; 3.0% of the population on public water systems were receiving naturally occurring fluoride. in some other countries the pattern was similar. new zealand, which led the world in per-capita sugar consumption and had the world's worst teeth, began fluoridation in 1953, and by 1968 fluoridation was used by 65% of the population served by a piped water supply. fluoridation was introduced into brazil in 1953, was regulated by federal law starting in 1974, and by 2004 was used by 71% of the population. in the republic of ireland, fluoridation was legislated in 1960, and after a constitutional challenge the two major cities of dublin and cork began it in 1964; fluoridation became required for all sizeable public water systems and by 1996 reached 66% of the population. in other locations, fluoridation was used and then discontinued: in kuopio, finland, fluoridation was used for decades but was discontinued because the school dental service provided significant fluoride programs and the cavity risk was low, and in basel, switzerland, it was replaced with fluoridated salt.
water fluoridation