Recognizing community water fluoridation as a safe, effective public health intervention to prevent tooth decay and promote oral and physical health.

• Families and children would gain stronger protection against cavities, with fluoride shown to reduce tooth decay by about 25% and help cut nearly 1,000,000 emergency room visits for dental pain each year.
• Low-income and rural households would get more equitable access to cavity prevention, with communities saving about $32 per person annually in avoided dental treatment.
• Public health workers and dental professionals would get explicit recognition and backing for evidence-based oral health programs and continued research, plus a designation of February as National Children’s Dental Health Month.
• Local leaders would be encouraged to adopt or maintain optimal fluoridation levels; the resolution also flags recent state laws in Florida and Utah banning water fluoridation as a public health concern.

*Would be associated with estimated national dental treatment savings of about $6.5 billion for one year and an average return of roughly $20 for every $1 invested.*