The U.S. Public Health Service strongly supports fluoridation of community water supplies. In 1968 it began issuing periodic BULLETINS to help community leaders answer questions and deal with unfounded opposition. In 1983, it began issuing “Dear Colleague” letters that also provided information about smokeless tobacco and other topics related to dental public health. Although some of these reports are outdated, all were valid at the time they were issued and many refute false claims that are still used today.
| CPB-1 | 09/68 | Fluoridation referenda |
| CPB-2 | 10/68 | Fluoride tablets in a community program |
| CPB-3 | 11/68 | FDA refutes charge that 2mg daily fluoride intake is harmful |
| CPB-4 | 12/68 | Society of Toxicology supports safety of water fluoridation |
| CPB-5 | 12/68 | Fluoridated water does not cause corrosion |
| CPB-6 | 02/69 | “Fluoridation for You and Yours” pamphlet |
| CPB-7 | 02/69 | Remarks of Dr. G. Donald Wheden misinterpreted by fluoridation opponents |
| CPB-8 | 02/69 | Use of fluoridated water in hemodialysis |
| CPB-9 | 08/69 | USPHS statement on the safety of water fluoridation |
| CPB-10 | 09/69 | Relationship of air pollution to community water fluoridation |
| CPB-11 | 10/69 | Bell Laboratories confirms noncorrosivity of optimally fluoridated water supplies |
| CPB-12 | 01/70 | Fluoridation supported by Drs. Hugo Theorell, Linus Pauling, and Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, Nobel Prize winners in biochemistry, chemistry, and medicine |
| CPB-13 | 01/70 | Fluoridation is not banned in Sweden |
| CPB-14 | 04/70 | Fluoridation of school water supplies |
| CPB-15 | 07/70 | Adults benefit from fluorides |
| CPB-16 | 06/70 | Fluoridation publication by Library of Congress |
| CPB-17 | 06/70 | Recent fluoridation pamphlets |
| CPB-18 | 07/70 | Better water is in the works |
| CPB-19 | 07/70 | Community water fluoridation and total fluoride intake |
| PPB-20 | 02/71 | Conclusion of study on caries resistant Navy recruits misrepresented by opponents of fluoridation |
| PPB-21 | 03/71 | Prototype information on state fluoridation laws |
| PPB-22 | 03/71 | Sweden DOES NOT ban fluoridation |
| PPB-23 | 03/71 | Health Insurance Association of America endorses fluoridation |
| PPB-24 | 05/71 | No evidence of allergy to fluorides in optimally fluoridated water |
| PPB-25 | 05/71 | 92,000,000 on fluoridated water supplies |
| PPB-26 | 06/71 | Addendum to “Comments on the opponents of fluoridation” |
| PPB-27 | 06/71 | Fluoridation and dental health research |
| PPB-29 | 07/71 | $100,000 so-called reward offer — a gimmick |
| PPB-30 | 07/71 | Alleged ban by FDA on use of fluoride compounds by pregnant women |
| PPB-31 | 08/31 | The economics of fluoridation |
| PPB-32 | 01/72 | Reversal in Sweden |
| PPB-33 | 01/77 | Essentiality of fluorine |
| PPB-34 | 02/72 | $100,000 so-called reward offer — a gimmick (revised) |
| PPB-35 | 02/72 | Adult dental health benefits from fluoridation documented in new reports |
| PPB-36 | 03/72 | Consumers favor fluoridation |
| PPB-37 | 03/72 | Fluoridation publication by the Library of Congress revised and expanded |
| PPB-38 | 04/72 | Over 95,000,000 on fluoridated water supplies |
| PPB-39 | 05/72 | Methods and materials for fluoride analysis |
| PPB-41 | 05/72 | Infant mortality rate continued downward trend as fluoridation grows |
| PPB-42 | 07/72 | Current opinions on fluoridation |
| PPB-43 | 08/72 | Alleged association of fluorides with cancer |
| PPB-44 | 09/72 | Alleged association of fluoride to sickle cell anemia |
| PPB-45 | 10/72 | Fluoride content of a representative diet of a young adult male |
| PPB-46 | 10/72 | Fluoridation not to be confused with pollution |
| PPB-47 | 11/72 | Misrepresentation of statistics on heart disease in Antigo, Wisconsin |
| PPB-48 | 11/72 | Nutritionist emphasizes need for fluoride |
| PPB-50 | 01/73 | AMA endorses fluoridation |
| PPB-51 | 02-73 | Environmental Protection Agency supports fluoridation |
| PPB-53 | 03/73 | Statements by Dr. Albert Schatz |
| PPB-54 | 03/73 | Statement by director, fluoride project, Center for Science in the Public Interest |
| PPB-55 | 03/73 | Dental fluorosis in black children and white children |
| PPB-56 | 04/73 | Refutation of “temporary delay” hypothesis with data on decayed, missing, and filled teeth |
| PPB-57 | 07/73 | Statement by Director, Fluoride Project, Center for Science in the Public Interest |
| PPB-58 | 08/73 | Statement on fluoridation by Charles C. Edwards, M.D. (H.E.W.) |
| PPB-59 | 08/73 | Dental health losses from discontinuation of fluoridation |
| PPB-60 | 08/73 | Kidney patients undergoing dialysis not harmed by optimally fluoridated water |
| PPB-61 | 10/73 | Status of fluoridation in the Netherlands |
| PPB-62 | 10/73 | Nationwide fluoridation activities |
| PPB-63 | 12/73 | Mayo Clinic doctors refute misinterpretation of kidney disease research |
| PPB-64 | 04/74 | World Health Organization reaffirms support of fluoridation |
| PPB-65 | 05/74 | AMA Describes Use of Fluorides for dental health in 1973 AMA Drug Evaluations |
| PPB-66 | 05/74 | Misrepresentations of National Research Council’s Fluorides |
| PPB-67 | 06/74 | Fluoride: An essential mineral nutrient |
| FL-68 | 09/74 | Nationwide fluoridation activities |
| FL-69 | 10/74 | Importance of fluoridation to children with special needs |
| FL-70 | 01/75 | Fluoridation not under “investigation” by the FDA |
| FL-71 | 01/75 | American Public Health Association re-emphasizes support of fluoridation |
| FL-72 | 02/75 | Refutation of alleged mutagenic effects of fluoridation |
| FL-73 | 02/75 | AMA re-emphasizes endorsement of fluoridation |
| FL-74 | 03/75 | Fluoride in biologic food chain |
| FL-75 | 03-75 | NCI researchers reaffirm: No evidence of cancer hazard in fluoridation |
| FL-76 | 04/75 | National Cancer Institute rejects fluoride scare report |
| FL-77 | 07/75 | Misinterpretation of “Safe Drinking Water Act” |
| FL-78 | 07/75 | “Dental milk” |
| FL-79 | 08/75 | Use of optimally fluoridated water does not delay tooth eruption |
| FL-80 | 08/75 | WHO adopts plan for promotion of fluoridation |
| FL-81 | 10/75 | Status of fluoridation in Norway |
| FL-82 | 11/75 | Book reviews: Fluoridation and Truth Decay and The Fluoride Question |
| FL-83 | 01/76 | Cancer mortality trends NOT attributable to fluoridation |
| FL-84 | 03/76 | Statement on fluoridation by Theodore Cooper, M.D. |
| FL-85 | 04/76 | British physicians confirm safety and effectiveness of fluoridation |
| FL-86 | 05/76 | American Water Works Association supports fluoridation |
| FL-87 | 07/76 | Erroneous interpretation of Congressional Research Service report: Effects of Chronic Exposure to Low Level Pollutants in the Environment |
| FL-88 | 08/76 | Hyperkinesis |
| FL-89 | 08/76 | Clarification of the relationship between fluoride compounds and corrosion in potable water distribution systems |
| FL-90 | 02/77 | Over 100,000 on Fluoridated Water Supplies as of December 31, 1975 |
| FL-91 | 03/77 | National Nutrition Consortium endorses fluoridation |
| FL-92 | 04/77 | Status of fluoridation in European countries |
| FL-93 | 04/77 | Pamphlet: “Fluoridation is for Everyone” |
| FL-94 | 05/77 | Status of fluoridation in England |
| FL-95 | 09/77 | Research Shows No Mutagenic Effects from Fluoride |
| FL-96 | 09/96 | President Carter expresses support for fluoridation |
| FL-97 | 02/78 | Claims of relationship of fluoridation and increased mortality in Chile not valid |
| FL-98 | 05/78 | Caries-free teenagers increase with fluoridation |
| FL-99 | 06/78 | Canadian study: No relationship between fluoridation and cancer |
| FL-100 | 07/78 | Benjamin Feingold, M.D. endorses fluoridation |
| FL-101 | 07/78 | World Health Assembly reaffirms support of fluoridation |
| FL-102 | 09/78 | Bartlett/Cameron mortality rates |
| FL-105 | 11/78 | President reaffirms Administration’s support of fluoridation |
| FL-106 | 01/79 | Status of West View Water Authority (Pittsburgh) court case |
| FL-107 | 03/79 | Minnesota Governor’s Commission reports fluoridation NOT allergenic, mutagenic, or carcinogenic |
| FL-108 | 03/79 | Total fluoride intake |
| FL-109 | 03/79 | Surveys of long-term fluoridation show improved dental health |
| FL-110 | 04/79 | FDA Director supports community water fluoridation |
| FL-111 | 06/79 | Clarification of California’s position on fluoridation |
| FL-113 | 11/80 | Optimal fluoride level is critical |
| FL-114 | 04/81 | Quebec Ministry still promotes fluoridation |
| FL-117 | 10/81 | Summary of studies and evaluations since 1976 refuting allegations of an association between cancer and water fluoridation |
| FL-119 | 06/82 | Adult fluoride therapy |
| FL-121 | 02/83 | Surgeon General urges adoption of fluoridation |
| FL-122 | 07/83 | Fluoridation trial decision in Scotland |
| FL-123 | 01/84 | The fluoride/AIDS allegation |
| FL-128 | 06/85 | British review refutes allegation of fluoridation-cancer link |
| FL-131 | 12/85 | Response to claims by John Colquhoun, New Zealand |
| FL-136 | 05/90 | PHS support for the use of fluorides continues following peer review of the National Toxicology Program study of chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity of sodium fluoride |
“Dear Colleague” Letters
December 1983 • March 1984 • May 1984 • September 1984
April 1985 • November 1985 • April 1986 • August 1986
June 1987 • November 1987 • April 1988
Other Reports
