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WHO breakthrough: Model List of Essential Medicines includes new section for dental preparations
… Medicines for Children (EMLc) . This new section includes fluoride (previously under the section for vitamins and minerals as “sodium fluoride”) given its indication for dental caries and an …
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Endodontics white paper calls for treatment to consider patient health and well-being
… element of overall health, including oral health. Adding fluoride to a clean water supply often results in … To fluoridate water, a carefully calculated amount of fluoride is added to a clean water supply to promote optimal …
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Mechanisms of silver diamine fluoride on arresting caries: a literature review
… Mechanisms of silver diamine fluoride on arresting caries: a literature review Scientific journals Mechanisms of silver diamine fluoride on arresting caries: a literature review The  …
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Updated WHO Director-General report on Oral health includes clefts and community-based fluoridation programmes
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Nairobi Declaration: tackling the dental fluorosis issue in the East Africa region
… in the region. Image Inadequate or excess consumption of fluoride often occurs through the consumption of groundwater naturally rich in fluoride 1 and is increasingly becoming a major public health …
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WHO EB 148 - IADR statement on Item 6
… increase the affordability and accessibility of high-quality fluoride toothpaste” is commendable but should be expanded. As … equitable strategies such as the automatic administration of fluoride, for example, in drinking-water, salt or milk, and to …
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“Good oral health habits must start at a young age,” says Prof. Shlomo P. Zusman, FDI dental public health expert
… FDI spoke with Prof. Zusman for his expert opinion on fluoride use as an essential measure to combat tooth decay in young children and in communities more widely.  Fluoride is essential for the prevention of dental caries and …
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These are the top five oral health pledges for policymakers on World Oral Health Day
… 10 teaspoons) of sugar.  PLEDGE TO ELIMINATE TAXES ON FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE AND ENFORCE EQUITY PRICING TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE TO ALL →  Fluoride toothpaste is a highly desirable public health measure …
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WHO World Health Assembly approves 'historic' resolution on oral health
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Good oral health through life
… your baby’s teeth before bedtime. Smear a small amount of fluoride toothpaste (about the size of a grain of rice) on … between the ages of 3 and 6 should use a pea-sized amount of fluoride toothpaste, younger children need just a smear. …