Why fluoridation?

Presents only positive aspects of adding fluoride to the community water supply. Discusses fluoridation and its effectiveness, and explains why fluoridation of water supply is preferable to topical application of fluoride to the teeth or the adding of fluoride to milk.

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Credits

production company

American Dental Association

Vision Associates

director

Lee R. Bobker

Duration

00:13:20:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1964

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011951

Language

English

Subject categories

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dentistry

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fluorides

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medicine, Preventive

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teeth - Care and hygiene

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water fluoridation

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1964

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