Who benefits from Fluoride in drinking water safe?
The entire community benefits from water fluoridation regardless of a person’s age, income level or education or ability to get dental care. Fluoridation has been practiced in parts of NSW for more than 50 years. Now more than 90 percent of the population in NSW receives fluoridated water. A concentration of 1.0 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride can reduce the amount of cavities in children’s baby teeth by as much as 60 percent and adults’ teeth by nearly 35 percent.
