2020 Policy Summit | New Hampshire Oral Health Coalition

Water Fluoridation: Separating Science from Opinion

American Fluoride Society Training
Northeast Delta Dental-Conference Center
February 7, 2020

Empowering dental and medical professionals to protect oral health!

Presentations:

Speaking Up for Water Fluoridation, Dr. Johnny Johnson, American Fluoride Society
Replicating Mother Nature – Water operators make a difference in the oral health of adults and children in New Hampshire, Dr. Johnny Johnson, American Fluoride Society
Speaking Up for Community Water Fluoridation, Matt Jacob, American Fluoride Society

Objectives:

Communicate what recent research has concluded about the effectiveness and safety of fluoride at the concentration in fluoridated drinking water.

Recognize the common claims that critics make against the practice of community water fluoridation and why these claims are not supported by evidence-based scientific research on optimally fluoridated water.

Educate the public about community water fluoridation using best practices for

THANK YOU – American Fluoride Society !
	Johnny Johnson, DMD, MS is a pediatric dentist from Pinellas County, Florida. He is also the co-founder and President of the American Fluoridation Society.Dr. Johnson has delivered presentations, training and testimony about fluoride in numerous states, including Kansas, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and his home state of Florida. Dr. Johnson’s leadership role in fluoridation advocacy began after his county commission voted to end fluoridation — a decision that was successfully reversed after he worked with others to form a coalition in the St. Petersburg, Fla. area. Dr. Johnson was a key source of information for the reporters and editors who helped the Tampa Bay Times win a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the fluoridation issue. He received his dental training from the University of Florida, and he earned his Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and Masters of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
	Matt Jacob, BA is a former journalist who works as a communications consultant for public health organizations. Mr. Jacob has given presentations on communicating effectively about oral health issues to a variety of audiences, including the National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association. He has provided fluoride-related message training in nearly 20 states for more than 1,600 health professionals and oral health advocates. In 2014, Mr. Jacob was named a Health Literacy Hero by HealthLiteracyMonth.org.

THANK YOU – American Fluoride Society !

Johnny Johnson, DMD, MS is a pediatric dentist from Pinellas County, Florida. He is also the co-founder and President of the American Fluoridation Society.Dr. Johnson has delivered presentations, training and testimony about fluoride in numerous states, including Kansas, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and his home state of Florida. Dr. Johnson’s leadership role in fluoridation advocacy began after his county commission voted to end fluoridation — a decision that was successfully reversed after he worked with others to form a coalition in the St. Petersburg, Fla. area. Dr. Johnson was a key source of information for the reporters and editors who helped the Tampa Bay Times win a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the fluoridation issue. He received his dental training from the University of Florida, and he earned his Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry and Masters of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Matt Jacob, BA is a former journalist who works as a communications consultant for public health organizations. Mr. Jacob has given presentations on communicating effectively about oral health issues to a variety of audiences, including the National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association. He has provided fluoride-related message training in nearly 20 states for more than 1,600 health professionals and oral health advocates. In 2014, Mr. Jacob was named a Health Literacy Hero by HealthLiteracyMonth.org.