Open AccessFluoride analyses of patient water supplies requested by North Carolina health professionals.
Author(s) -
Steven M. Levy,
James Bawden,
Becky S. Bowden,
R. Gary Rozier
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.74.12.1412
Subject(s) - fluoride , medicine , south carolina , health professionals , family medicine , environmental health , public health , nursing , health care , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , public administration , political science , economics , economic growth
The frequencies, patterns, and results of 1,900 patient drinking water assays for fluoride content requested in a six-month period by North Carolina health professionals were determined. Twelve per cent of the samples warranted adjustment from the full dosage fluoride supplement. Less than 3 per cent of physicians and 8 per cent of dentists submitted samples. Water supplies should be tested before a systemic fluoride supplement is prescribed. Either few dentists and physicians in North Carolina test water before prescribing supplements or few prescribe them at all.