Journal Of The Massachusetts Dental Society[JOURNAL]

OBJECTIVES: In the United States, 95 percent of teens and 85 percent of adults use the Internet. Two social media outlets, Facebook and Twitter, reach more than 150 billion users. This study describes anti-fluoridation a... OBJECTIVES: In the United States, 95 percent of teens and 85 percent of adults use the Internet. Two social media outlets, Facebook and Twitter, reach more than 150 billion users. This study describes anti-fluoridation activity and dominance on the Internet and social media, both of which are community water fluoridation (CWF) information sources. METHODS: Monthly website traffic to major fluoridation websites was determined from June 2011 to May 2012. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube fluoridation activity was categorized as "proCWF" or "anti-CWF." Twitter's anti-CWF tweets were further subcategorized by the argument used against CWF. RESULTS: Anti-CWF website traffic was found to exceed proCWF activity five- to sixty-fold. Searching "fluoride" and "fluoridation" on Facebook resulted in 88 to 100 percent anti-CWF groups and pages; "fluoridation" on Twitter and YouTube resulted in 64 percent anti-CWF tweets and 99 percent anti-CWF videos, respectively. "Cancer, " "useless, " and "poisonous" were the three major arguments used against fluoridation. CONCLUSIONS: Anti-fluoridation information significantly dominates the Internet and social media. Thousands of people are being misinformed daily about the safety, health, and economic benefits of fluoridation.

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Taking home the bronze.

Schonbrun RA

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226777

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Case report: the single-visit chairside CAD/CAM restoration.

Stein JM

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226776

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Acute primary herpetic gingivostomatitis.

Noonan V, Lerman MA, Woo SB … +1 more , Kabani S

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226775

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A clinico-pathologic correlation: oral lichen planus.

Kalish P, Oreadi D

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226774

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Incidental findings in the neck region of dental implant patients: a comparison between panoramic radiography and CBCT.

Mandian M, Tadinada A

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226773

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Interview with Dr. H. Martin Deranian.

Deranian HM, Millstein CB

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226772

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Fluoridation update 2014.

Allukian M, Wong C

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226771

This year more than 4 million people living in 140 communities in Massachusetts will have the health and economic benefits of community water fluoridation. However Massachusetts is ranked only 37th in the country for flu... This year more than 4 million people living in 140 communities in Massachusetts will have the health and economic benefits of community water fluoridation. However Massachusetts is ranked only 37th in the country for fluoridation, with just 62 percent of the population on a public water supply living in fluoridated communities. Nationally, more than 210 million Americans, about 74.6 percent of the U.S. population on a community water supply live in fluoridated communities.

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2014 William McKenna Volunteer Heroes.

J Mass Dent Soc · 2014 · PMID 25226770

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Journal Of The Massachusetts Dental Society[JOURNAL]

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