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Water Fluoridation

Drinking a glass of tap water is about to get even healthier. Beginning this fall 2007, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will start to add fluoride to its treated water supply. This means you will be able to help prevent cavities simply by regularly drinking a glass of tap water.

According to extensive research conducted over the past 50 years, water fluoridation is safe and healthy. Water fluoridation is the single, most cost-effective public health measure to prevent tooth decay and improve oral health.

The Metropolitan Fluoridation Implementation Plan has received the approval of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the California Department of Public Health. It has the unanimous support of the California Dental Association. Ever since 1945, the Surgeon General's office has consistently endorsed water fluoridation.

If you would like to print a copy of the documentation being distributed by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, please follow this link: Fluoridation FAQs (pdf format). For more information on fluoride in Metropolitan's drinking water, contact the Metropolitan Water Quality Information Hotline (800) 354-4420, or visit the Metropolitan Water District website at http://www.mwdh2o.org.