| Show U iv ij 1 J f rA r tt q i. i 0 W s. s t 1 m p. p d C. C f f cf c- c 0 1 I I L Dentist Applies Fluoride I test prepares to apply fluoride to help make jr s teeth grow harder She Sho is 5 j of or Mr lIr and Mrs Grant W. W Midgley 1 Yn r vt Y i rr rp r A j t- t J J h hf f 4 r a r 4 1 4 If F It s of t 1 A l This Is the Easy Way 1 Marty Midgley 1 shows how ea easy it would be to get g-ct fluoride If Jf it were put In city water to pro prevent caries Adding fluoride to salt saIt Is another way tsay 3 tt reven Tooth Decay I 4 f Health eath P Director Asks Ak Water F I J By Elayne W. W Fitzpatrick I of Salt Lake City's water supply was as hd Monday by Dr James Z Z Davis city health commissioner t- t tan Ian ijan r an opinion directed by the city water department Dr stated that after careful study he has concluded it Uit it k iSe seem quite desirable that all of Salt Lake City's water be belated Fated for a practical measure in the control of dental decay preadolescent 1 group of our population r c. c Davis' Davis opinion on fluoridation was requested by City Commissioner D. D A. A Affleck after Mr Affleck received a from from the Salt Lake District Dental society urging the city scribe to fluoride treatment r Ee rue e dental society resolved to begin action to promote the thel l tent lent in Salt Lake Park City Kaysville Tooele Bountiful array urray urray after an intensive study of results of water t other cities particularly in Evanston Ill III Prevents Tooth Deca Decay l his letter to Commissioner Affleck Dr Davis stated All authorities are agreed that fluoridation is is' a use useful ul means venting dental decay in the segment of our population under ITS irs of age amities Cities in which this process has been used show a in the number of dental caries of children bells be be- age limit It has been tried in other cities enough to longer an experimental process r f rj Davis continued This same effect could be obtained by tents trents of children under the age of 15 by taking children family family am lY dentist three times between the ages of 3 and 15 the teeth cleaned and an application of fluoride salt made teeth he rhe general impression among dentists is that this would r rom rpm m 40 to 75 per child for the three applications he heI heI I Not ot All Can Afford nee flee not all parents could afford such treatment for each and wd since Dr Davis said fluoridation is a process that gassed the experimental stage and I have no doubt that e e of its desirability we will at some date begin fluoridating b bater iter ater F. F ter supply e e added The budgetary costs and engineering problems e 5 r solved ultimately I am sure Amber Knight sanitary engineer for the city Department submitted an estimate of what fluoridation i w ater supply would cost e pointed out that the cost would be substantially higher r other rother cities of this size because of the multitude of sources Salt Lake City derives its water and because so much is is used for irrigation J F Cites Cost of Fluoride f e e stated that sodium fluoride costs about 1125 t. t. t and the dose would be about 12 parts or pounds lion gallons of water He said it would take pounds oride loride per day to serve the area his ais he said would cost the city about per day The Thee fe e cost per year would be Cost per capita to fers c jers he said would be from IS 18 to 20 cents per year He Hele Hele Hec le Je cost of equipment would be about more T. T r. r Knight commented however that certain individuals ing E E. E L L. L Filby of the engineering firm of Black and Veatch recently completed a survey of the sanitary conditions of ake flake area water supplies have ha expressed the opinion that fluoridation of city water would not be advisable in the area hey r maintain that too much fluoride would be wasted in locale cale because of the extensive irrigation They also feel id that mass fluoridation should not be instituted here more more is known about the individual assimilation rate and range range ng-range effects of the process on the human body I I Much to Be Answered ampton C. C Godbe executive director of the Metropolitan r District of Salt Lake City said he feels there is still a deal I left to be answered and ascertained where here ere is danger too Mr Godbe stated of overdosing water fluoride due to possible failure of machinery An overdose result in discoloration of teeth I Ie le said he would prefer that fluoridation of the city water until locales now using fluoride in water supplies I completed year year 10 experimentation periods We Ve can af- af to to wait he added and in the meantime take our young- young to dentists for individual treatments n the other hand a Salt Lake den dentist test gave the opinion that lilting the teeth with fluoride is as much as 25 effective I doing good I W Reports Little Effect Ie e stated that in his experience external application of Ide ide has had little effect in controlling tooth decay r. r The Che e dentist said he feels the fl fluoride should be taken inter inter- the teeth are beginning to form in the child to harden enamel mamel and make it resistant to decay He further corned com com- ed ed Q d that better t teeth would be insured for children if exult ex- ex Jit mt mothers would take fluoride internally Amber Knight further commented that there is some fear if taking fluoride into the body will make teeth harder it l t it also harden harm bones and tissues thus making the body more P to injury Alternatives to treating water supplies to help prevent tooth toothy y Mr Air Knight mentioned include fluoridation of milk butler butter |
