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ECU dentist urges caution but endorses continued community water fluoridation
Summary
Dr. Mark Moss reviewed evidence on community water fluoridation, saying benefits for preventing tooth decay — especially among lower‑income children — remain robust while recent studies linking fluoride at high levels to lower IQ are inconclusive for U.S. exposure levels.
Dr. Mark Moss, a Greenville resident and faculty member at East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, reviewed the scientific evidence on community water fluoridation and its safety during the Pitt County Board of Health meeting in May.
Moss told the board that community water fluoridation continues to reduce tooth decay and is particularly helpful for children in lower‑income families. "The benefits of fluoride are greater in low income families," he said, and noted that fluoridation helps narrow the social gradient in tooth decay seen in communities without fluoridated water.
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