New Zealand dentists' views on community water fluoridation.

The New Zealand dental journal Pub Date : 2013-06-01

S M Grant, S K Dawson, W M Thomson

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Abstract

Objective: To determine whether New Zealand general dental practitioners support community water fluoridation (CWF), and to gauge their opinions on its possible systemic side-effects.

Methods: An online survey was conducted in 2010, involving the 1174 general dental practitioners who had email addresses on the Dental Register and were contactable in New Zealand. A total of 465 dentists (39.6%) participated.

Results: Most practitioners (93.5%) reported supporting community water fluoridation; the other 6.5% either were unsure or did not support it. Higher proportions of more recent graduates supported CWF. Some 85.6% of practitioners thought that drinking fluoridated water was a harmless way to prevent dental caries, but 6.2% felt that fluoridated water may cause other health problems. There were no systematic differences by sociodemographic and practice characteristics, except that a higher proportion of males and more experienced practitioners reported being confident in discussing CWF-related issues.

Conclusions: Most New Zealand dental practitioners support community water fluoridation, although a very small proportion believe that it is harmful and/or does not prevent caries.

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新西兰牙医对社区饮水氟化的看法。

目的:确定新西兰全科牙科医生是否支持社区水氟化(CWF)，并评估他们对其可能的全身副作用的意见。方法:2010年对新西兰1174名全科牙科医生进行在线调查，这些全科牙科医生在牙科注册中有电子邮件地址，并且可以联系到。共有465名牙医(39.6%)参与调查。结果:大多数从业者(93.5%)报告支持社区用水氟化;另外6.5%的人要么不确定，要么不支持。支持CWF的应届毕业生比例较高。85.6%的从业者认为饮用氟化水对预防龋齿无害，但6.2%的从业者认为氟化水可能会导致其他健康问题。社会人口学和实践特征没有系统差异，除了男性比例较高和更有经验的从业者报告对讨论cwf相关问题有信心。结论:大多数新西兰牙科医生支持社区用水氟化，尽管极少数人认为这是有害的和/或不能预防龋齿。

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