Division of Government Affairs, American Dental Association, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Population Health Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
J Public Health Dent. 2022 Jun;82(3):358-361. doi: 10.1111/jphd.12480. Epub 2021 Oct 14.
Community water fluoridation is a population health program that is in a unique position to equitably prevent dental caries across all socioeconomic groups. A review of the 76-year long history of community water fluoridation shows that the challenges to expanding this program persist despite continued evidence of its efficacy. We offer dental health practitioners an opportunity to share the evidence of this oral disease prevention program with the communities they serve. While dental caries is still the most prevalent chronic disease that disproportionately effects lower socioeconomic status communities, community water fluoridation continues to decrease cavities by 25% at the population level. COVID-19 has reaffirmed the importance of disease prevention and valuing public health infrastructure. There is a continued need for community water fluoridation to offer equitable access to oral disease prevention interventions.
社区饮水氟化是一项具有独特优势的人群健康计划，能够公平地预防所有社会经济群体的龋齿。对社区饮水氟化 76 年历史的回顾表明，尽管不断有证据表明其具有效果，但扩大该计划的挑战仍然存在。我们为牙科保健从业者提供了一个机会，让他们与所服务的社区分享这一口腔疾病预防计划的证据。虽然龋齿仍然是最普遍的慢性疾病，不成比例地影响社会经济地位较低的社区，但社区饮水氟化仍然使人群水平上的龋齿减少了 25%。COVID-19 再次证实了疾病预防和重视公共卫生基础设施的重要性。仍然需要社区饮水氟化来提供公平获得口腔疾病预防干预的机会。
