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Is tap water in Germany fluoridated?

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I really don't understand the question? what is water got to do with dental hygiene? Fluoridated water can help but it is not going to be a replacement for proper cleaning and I hate to say it the stuff you eat. read more

Public drinking water supplies are not currently fluoridated in any part of Germany, however for children and adolescents use of fluoridated salt and toothpaste, as well as fluoride tablets and washes is strongly encouraged by the German Ministry of Health. read more

The experts noted that more than 400 million people around the world today consume and benefit from fluoridated tap water. They maintained that German’s decision on the basis of the Adin Committee were “inaccurate and even misleading and that it never recommended halting fluoridation but to offer it according to public needs in each location and creating suitable alternatives. read more

The first water fluoridation in Europe was in West Germany and Sweden in 1952, bringing fluoridated water to about 42,000 people. By mid-1962, about 1 million Europeans in 18 communities in 11 countries were receiving fluoridated water. read more

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