Vermont’s Community Water Fluoridation

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Support for Fluoridation

Water Fluoridation

School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse Program

smiling kidsThe goal of the School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse Program is to help reduce tooth decay among Vermont’s school aged children. The School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse Program has been in existence for 30 years, providing free weekly fluoride mouthrinse to children in schools that do not have community water fluoridation.

Each year over 90 percent of eligible Vermont schools participate in the program. Studies show that new tooth decay can be reduced up to 30 percent by rinsing weekly with a topical 0.2 percent solution fluoride mouthrinse.

Fluoride is a mineral found naturally in all water sources.

There are two types of fluoride, systemic and topical:

The National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research and the Vermont Department of Health Office of Oral Health recommend the following guidelines for fluoride:

More about infant formula and fluoridated water.

For more information about Vermont’s School-based Fluoride Mouthrinse Program, please call 802-863-7341.

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