Is water fluoridation the best and most cost-effective method for disease prevention?
Yes. In 1999, an estimated $56 billion was spent on dental services, representing about 5.6 percent of all expenditures for personal health care in the United States. The national average cost to restore one cavity with dental amalgam is approximately $65 – the approximate cost of providing fluoridation to an individual for a lifetime. Fluoridation Research The dental, public health and water communities have been studying fluoridation for many years.
