,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #ajhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbf,ms4 ,lois ,frankel ( ,florida 7=  
h]self1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (     
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,*]filus-,mc,cormick1   
,mr4 ,fro/1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1   
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,ms4 ,morrison1 ,mr4   
,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,wass]man   
,s*ultz1 & ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+      
community wat] fluoridation z a safe1   
effective public heal? int]v5tion to    
prev5t too? decay & promote oral &      
physical heal?4  ,:]eas oral heal? is   
integral to ov]all heal? & well-be+1    
affect+ a p]son's ability to eat1 speak1
 le>n1 & "w2 ,:]eas c>ies disease       
7commonly kn[n z too? decay or cavities7
 is "o ( ! mo/ common *ronic diseases 9 
*ildr5 & adults1 despite be+ l>gely     
prev5table2 ,:]eas too? decay c lead to 
pa91 abscess 7infections71 swell+1 ble$+

 gums1 damag$ or brok5 tee?1 too? loss1 
too? s5sitivity1 inability to *ew1 %ift 
9 tee? position+1 weight loss &         
malnutrition1 a weak5$ immune sy/em1    
fatigue1 he>t disease1 he>t attacks1    
wors5+ ( exi/+ heal? conditions1 includ+
 diabetes1 o/eoporosis1 & ,,hiv_/,,aids1
 & o!r heal? issues2 ,:]eas too? decay  
has l$ to infections t h result$ 9 dea?2
 ,:]eas1 9 #bjjg1 #ab-ye>-old ,deamonte 
,driv] di$ aft] bact]ia f an abscess$   
too? travel$ to 8 bra92 ,:]eas1 9 #bjji1
 #bd-ye>-old ,kyle ,willis di$ aft] be+ 
unable to af=d antibiotics to treat a   
too? infection1 :i* spread to 8 bra92   
,:]eas1 9 #bjag1 #bf-ye>-old ,vadim     
,kondratyuk1 a fa!r ( #b "y *ildr51 di$ 
( a too? infection t spread to 8 blood &
 lungs2 ,:]eas1 ea* ye>1 !re are ?\s&s (
 hospitalizations & multiple dea?s 9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates due to d5tal infections2  
,:]eas #a 9 #d adults has untreat$ too? 
decay2 ,:]eas ne>ly #a1jjj1jjj ,am]icans
 visit ! em]g5cy room ea* ye> because ( 
d5tal pa91 co/+ ! ,nation's heal? c>e   

sy/em hundr$s ( millions ( doll>s2      
,:]eas too? decay is ne>ly always       
prev5table2 ,:]eas fluoride is an       
ess5tial compon5t 9 prev5t+ too? decay1 
r$uc+ too? decay by ab\t #be p]c5t2     
,:]eas fluoride is naturally f\nd 9     
almo/ all soil & wat] & 9 _m rocks2     
,:]eas _m communities add a small am\nt 
( fluoride to _! wat] supply to prev5t  
cavities & promote good oral & physical 
heal?2 ,:]eas community wat]            
fluoridation1 ! adju/m5t ( fluoride 9   
dr9k+ wat] to optimal levels to prev5t  
too? decay1 has be5 support$ by m ?an   
#ge ye>s ( sci5tific rese>* & has be5   
recogniz$ by ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion z #a ( ! #aj great
 public heal? a*ievem5ts ( ! #bj?       
c5tury2 ,:]eas1 s9ce its introduction 9 
#aide1 community wat] fluoridation has  
l$ to a dramatic decl9e 9 cavities2     
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,c5t]s = ,disease  
,control & ,prev5tion1 communities )    
wat] fluoridation save #cb p] p]son     
annually by avoid+ d5tal treatm5t co/s &

 lead+ to few] miss$ workdays &         
s*ooldays2 ,:]eas provid+ optimally     
fluoridat$ wat] to communities          
nationwide = #a ye> saves #f1ejj1jjj1jjj
 9 d5tal treatm5t co/s & (f]s an av]age 
return on inve/m5t ( #bj = e doll> sp5t2
 ,:]eas community wat] fluoridation is a
 co/-effective1 equitable1 & accessible 
means ( deliv]+ prev5tive oral heal? c>e
 to populations reg>dless ( age1 income1
 or access to regul> d5tal s]vices2     
,:]eas lead+ heal? organizations1       
includ+ ! ,am]ican ,d5tal ,hygi5i/s'    
,association1 ! ,am]ican ,academy (     
,p$iatric ,d5ti/ry1 ! ,am]ican          
,association ( ,public ,heal? ,d5ti/ry1 
! ,am]ican ,association = ,d5tal1 ,oral1
 & ,crani(acial ,rese>*1 & ! ,_w ,heal? 
,organization1 support community wat]   
fluoridation z a safe & effective public
 heal? measure2 ,:]eas community wat]   
fluoridation has long enjoy$ bip>tisan  
support at local1 ,/ate1 & ,f$]al levels
 z a practical1 evid5ce-bas$ public     
heal? solution2 ,:]eas ,florida & ,utah 

became ! fir/ ,/ates 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to enact legislation prohibit+ !        
addition ( fluoride to _! public dr9k+  
wat] sy/ems1 rais+ conc]ns among public 
heal? pr(essionals ab\t an increas$ risk
 ( prev5table too? decay1 p>ticul>ly    
among *ildr5 & l[-income families2 &    
,:]eas ,febru>y is recogniz$ by num]\s  
organizations z ,national ,*ildr5's     
,d5tal ,heal? ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7      
recognizes community wat] fluoridation z
 a safe1 effective public heal?         
int]v5tion to prev5t too? decay &       
promote oral heal?2  7#b7 enc\rages     
,/ates & localities to initiate or      
ma9ta9 fluoridation ( community wat]    
sy/ems at optimal levels recomm5d$ by ! 
,_w ,heal? ,organization & ! ,am]ican   
,association = ,d5tal1 ,oral1 &         
,crani(acial ,rese>*2  7#c7 recognizes !
 role ( public heal? pr(essionals1 d5tal
 provid]s1 & community lead]s 9 promot+ 
evid5ce-bas$ oral heal? initiatives2    
7#d7 supports cont9u$ rese>*1 education1

 & inve/m5t 9 community wat]            
fluoridation programs to improve ! oral 
heal? ( ! public2 &  7#e7 recognizes &  
supports ! goals ( ,national ,*ildr5's  
,d5tal ,heal? ,mon?4