Fluoride

What is Fluoride?

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How does fluoride in drinking water reduce tooth decay?


How is fluoride put into a water system?

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Is adding fluoride to community water safe?


What are the additional benefits of fluoridation?

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What are the Department of Health guidelines for fluoride?

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

For more information, please contact Dental Health Services at 802-863-7341.


Fact Sheets


Additional Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

American Dental Society

American Public Health Association

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