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Fluoride
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Oral Cancer
Water Fluoridation
   

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Summary
Promoting Oral Health: Interventions for Preventing Dental Caries, Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers, and Sports-related Craniofacial Injuries: A Report on the Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. MMWR, November 30, 2001;50(RR-21):1–13.

Full Report
Interventions to Prevent Dental Caries, Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers, and Sports-Related Craniofacial Injuries: Systematic Reviews of Evidence, Recommendations from the Task Force on Community Preventives Services, and Expert Commentary.

Published as a supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and available at The Community Guide Web site at http://www.thecommunityguide.org/oral.*

Fluoride

Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the United States. MMWR, August 17, 2001;50(RR-14):1–42.  Also available as a PDF file (PDF-373K).

Infection Control

Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings, 2003. MMWR, December 19, 2003:52(RR-17).

See the expanded section for Infection Control.

Oral Cancer

Preventing and Controlling Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer — Recommendations from a National Strategic Planning Conference. MMWR, August 28, 1998;47(RR-14).  Also available as a PDF file (PDF-197K).

Water Fluoridation

Engineering and Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation, 1995. MMWR, September 29, 1995;44(RR-13):1–40.  Also available as a PDF file (PDF-338K).

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