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Water fluoridation in V ictoria, Australia: The Value of National Research
Author(s) -
Neil Andrew
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00723.x
Subject(s) - water fluoridation , medicine , rural population , public health , population , environmental health , dentistry , nursing , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , fluoride
Water fluoridation has become the centrepiece in dental caries prevention for the A ustralian population since its introduction in 1953 in B eaconsfield, T asmania. With the notable exception until recently of B risbane, residents of the state and territory capital cities have enjoyed the dental health benefits of this important public health initiative for at least 33 years. For many communities in rural and regional A ustralia, however, the introduction of water fluoridation has only commenced in relative recent years – if at all. These efforts in recent years have been greatly assisted by the research of P rofessor J ohn S pencer and his colleagues at the A ustralian R esearch C entre for P opulation O ral H ealth ( ARCPOH ). This paper highlights some major pieces of research conducted by ARCPOH and demonstrates the application of that research to the extension of water fluoridation in V ictoria.