Provider Compliance with Recommended Dietary Fluoride Supplement Protocol

Overview

Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 1992 Feb 1

PMID 1739166

Authors

S M Levy

G Muchow

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Abstract

Proper dosage of dietary fluoride supplements is important for children without access to optimally fluoridated water to balance dental caries prevention and risks of dental fluorosis. Subsequent to water fluoride assay, compliance by physicians and dentists with the recommended dietary fluoride supplement dosage schedule was determined for 446 children. Approximately one third of child patients and 42% of siblings did not receive the recommended supplement dosage.

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