Atkins, Maestrello, Miller & Associates Pediatric Dentistry has gotten a lot of questions about the recent changes in guidelines for fluoride in city water supplies.
Many Richmond parents are confused by the City of Richmond’s decision to lower the fluoride levels in our community water supplies. The topic has received on the local and national news because a lot of people have come out for and against the revised guidelines. The CDC has named public water fluoridation as one of the 10 best public health initiatives in the past century because of the dramatic decline in the number of cavities in children.
The team at Atkins, Maestrello, Miller and Associates specializes in pediatric dentristy
The City of Richmond has decided to lower the fluoride levels in city water supplies to levels recommended by the EPA and CDC, and supported by the American Dental Association (ADA). The decision should help prevent over-fluoridation, or fluorosis, that can cause stained, spotted, and pitted teeth in kids and young adults that consume too much fluoride. Since fluoride is now present in toothpaste, mouth rinses and other sources, city water supplies no longer need to contain as much fluoride to help fight cavities.
Our practice supports the decision and parents have nothing to worry about, but there are some things Richmond parents need to know to keep their kids healthy.
