Family physicians as advocates for community water fluoridation

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Table 1.

Water fluoridation rate estimates in Canadian jurisdictions: Data are mainly from 2021.

REGION	WITHOUT FLUORIDATED WATER SYSTEM, %	WITH FLUORIDATED WATER SYSTEM, %
British Columbia	98.5	1.5
Alberta	57.0^*	43.0^*
Saskatchewan	59.6	40.4
Manitoba	31.7	68.3
Ontario	26.8	73.2
Quebec	99.0	1.0
New Brunswick	98.9	1.1
Nova Scotia	49.6	50.4
Prince Edward Island	74.9	25.1
Newfoundland and Labrador	100.0	0.0
Nunavut	72.3	27.7
Northwest Territories	31.4	68.6
Yukon	100.0	0.0
Canada	60.2	39.8

↵* This number is expected to change when fluoridation returns to Calgary in 2024.
Adapted from the Public Health Agency of Canada.¹

Table 2.

Prevalence of dental decay in Canada

AGE GROUP, Y	WITH DENTAL DECAY, %	MEAN NO. OF TEETH WITH DECAY	MEAN NO. OF FILLINGS	MEAN NO. OF MISSING TEETH	MEAN NO. OF DFMT
Children, 6-11	• Primary, 47.8 • Permanent, 56.8	• Primary, 1.99 • Permanent, 0.49	2.04	NA	2.48
Adolescents, 12-19	58.8	2.49	2.10	NA	2.49
Adults
• 20-39	91.2	6.66	5.85	0.39	6.85
• 40-59	98.8	9.88	9.43	2.42	12.30
• 60-79	100.0	10.09	9.72	5.57	15.67