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Appropriate Dental Care
- Care of Your Teeth and Mouth (NIH Fact Sheet) (posted 10/12/03)
- Recommended Products (posted 5/11/14)
- Comment choisir un dentiste ?
- How Dental Materials Compare (revised 10/30/08)
- Dental Materials Fact Sheet (California) (posted 7/8/02)
- Dishonest New "Fact Sheet" Being Considered (posted 8/12/03)
- Fighting Gum Disease: How to Keep Your Teeth (posted 11/22/02)
- Dental Care for Down Syndrome Patients (link to another site)
- CDC Recommendations for Caries Prevention and Control
- NIH Consensus Panel Statement on Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries (posted 8/21/04)
- Questions and Answers about sealants (NIH Fact Sheet) (posted 3/13/05)
- Miscellaneous Questions and Answers (posted 11/15/04)
- Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders (posted 1/7/09)
- ADA Diagnostic X-ray Recommendations (link to ADA Web site)
Questionable Theories and Practices
- Systèmes de micro-abrasion dentaire : dommages et abus potentiels
- Advanced Lightwire Functional (ALF) Orthodontics
- Bizarre Tooth Charts (posted 11/9/04)
- La dentisterie bio-esthétique est-elle valable ?
- Chirodontics
- Dental Kinesiology
- Denturism (revised 2/14/07)
- Analyse des cheveux: un signe flagrant de charlatanisme
- HealOzone Treatment (posted 1/1/06)
- Évitez les dentistes "holistiques" et "biologiques" (link to Quackwatch)
- Keyes Technique (link to another site)
- Massive Dental Fraud Uncovered (updated 8/23/11)
- Neuralgia
- Neural Therapy (link to Quackwatch)
- L'ostéopathose cavitationnelle et la "Chirurgie dentaire biologique"
- Nonrecommended Books (posted 12/27/08)
- Quackery in Dentistry: Past and Present (link to another site)
- "Psychic Dentistry" (link to another site)
- Sargenti Root Canal Treatment (updated 1/9/14)
- Serum Compatibility Testing (link to Quackwatch)
- "TMJ" Therapy (posted 12/6/08)
- The Under Armour Mouth Guard: A Skeptical Look (updated 11/26/14)
- Why Chelation Therapy Should Be Avoided (link to Quackwatch)
- ViziLite Screening (updated 11/24/13)
General Information about Quackery
- Vingt-six moyens de reconnaître les charlatans (link to Quackwatch)
- Comment le charlatanisme réussit (link to Quackwatch)
- More Ploys That Can Fool You (link to Quackwatch)
- Pourquoi les gens sont vulnérables (link to Quackwatch)
- How Quackery Harms (link to Quackwatch)
- Why Professionals Become Quacks (link to Quackwatch)
Amalgam Facts
- The Amalgam Scare Campaign (link to Quackwatch)
- Key Points about Dental Amalgam (revised 9/24/04)
- More Notes on the Anti-Amalgam Movement (posted 12/18/10)
- Dubious Mercury Testing (link to Quackwatch)
- NCAHF Position Paper (posted 10/7/02) FEATURE
- Ten Clinical and Legal Myths of Anti-Amalgam (posted 11/1/02)
- Ten Medical Myths of Anti-Amalgam (posted 11/1/02)
- U.S. Rep. Diane Watson Introduces Anti-Amalgam Bill (link to Quackwatch)
- FDA Consumer Update
- CDC Fact Sheet (posted 7/1/02)
- Q&A About Dental Fillings and Alzheimer's Disease (link to Alzheimer's Association)
- ADA: Myths vs. Facts (posted 8/15/02)
- Statements of Support (updated 9/3/02)
- ATSDR Public Health Statement for Mercury (posted 9/3/02)
- News Briefs (updated 3/28/08)
- DMPS Facts and Patient Reports (link to another site)
Fluoridation Facts
- Don't Let the Poisonmongers Scare You! (updated 2/22/13)
- Flier for Fluoridation Campaigners (posted 7/27/14)
- Dental Fluorosis: Much Ado about Nothing (updated 2/06/13)
- Fluoridation Costs and Savings (posted 11/19/15)
- Editorials and Columns Supporting Fluoridation (2005-2012) (posted 2/23/13)
- Links to Key Documents on Community Water Fluoridation (posted 5/4/14)
- British Groups Issue Comprehensive Report (posted 4/13/05)
- American Dental Association's Fluoridation Facts Booklet
- Community Experiences with Early Fluoridaion Campaigns (1958) (posted 7/21/18)
- Classification and Appraisal of Objections to Fluoridation (1960) (posted 1/9/12)
- A Recent Critique of Antifluoridation Literature (posted 4/10/12)
- Response to Paul Connett's "50 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridation"
- The Tooth Robbers: A Profluoridation Handbook (1980) (posted 10/7/11)
- Fluoridation of Water and Cancer: A Review of the Epidemiological Evidence (1985) (posted 11/26/12
- Fluoridation: Questions and Answers. British Dental Association, 1976 (posted 12/9/14)
- Fluoridation: The Search and the Victory (1970) (posted 1/18/12)
- Fluoridation Statistics (posted 11/4/04)
- Fluoridation Safety and Efficacy: A Response to John Colquhoun (1999) (posted 12/14/02)
- Statement of support from Dr. Linus Pauling (posted 7/8/02)
- Statement of support from Dr. Benjamin Spock (posted 7/8/02)
- Position Statement of the Canadian Paediatric Society (link to another site)
- Salt Fluoridation Effective in Reducing Tooth Decay (posted 6/13/06)
- Fluoridation Roadmap for Legislators (posted 7/8/02)
- Community Water Fluoridation on the Internet and Social Media (posted 2/21/15)
- Why the Recent Study Alleging Fluoridation/ADHD Link is Rubbish (posted 3/12/15)
- Fluoride Legislative User Information Database (FLUID): Archive of fluoridation news, laws, policies, and legal cases
- Organizations That Support Fluoridation (posted 8/26/02)
- Quotes from Supportive Organizations (posted 11/26/14)
- The Ethics of Fluoridation (link to another site)
- Unprincipled Opposition (posted 11/13/03)
- News Briefs (updated 3/4/03)
- Senate Hearing on the Children's Dental Health Act of 1971 (posted 12/1/12)
- Government Reports
- Public Health Ontario Evidence Review for Adverse Health Effects (2017) (posted 1/7/19)
- CDC Fact Sheet (2011) (posted 9/27/11)
- CDC Recommendations for Using Fluoride to Prevent and Control Dental Caries in the United States (2001) (posted 9/27/11)
- Congressional Research Service Review of Safety, Benefits, and Regulation (1970) (posted 9/27/11)
- Fluoride Drinking Waters (USPHS 1962) posted 4/8/16
- 1966 Dental Health Assembly (Emphasis Fluoridation) (posted 6/6/16)
- HHS/EPA Propose to Update Fluoride Concentration in Community Water Supplies (posted 12/2/11)
- Index of U.S. Public Health Service Documents Supporting Fluoridation (updated 11/28/12)
- Water Fluoridation Health Monitoring Report for England, 2018 (posted 4/13/18)
- Public Health England: 2014 Health Monitoring Report (posted 7/31/14)
- Quebec Public Health Institute: Analysis of Risks and Benefits (2007) posted 12/2/14)
- Review of Fluoride: Benefits and Risks (U.S. Public Health Service, 1991) (posted 11/10/12)
- Public Health Service Recommendation for Fluoride Concentration in Drinking Water for Prevention of Dental Caries (2015) (posted 6/21/15)
Dental Organizations
- Accredited Dental Schools (U.S. and Canada)
- State Dental Societies (link to ADA site)
- Foreign/International Directory (link to ADA site)
- Questionable Organizations (posted 6/24/02)
Consumer Protection
- How to File a Complaint (posted 7/24/02)
- State Licensing Boards (updated 3/13/08)
- ACA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct
- Sale of Amalgameter Banned (1985) (posted 11/7/02)
- Kansas Appeals Court Opposes Dentist's Use of "Inferior" Medical Degree (revised 9/19/04)
Disciplinary Actions
- Viola M. Fryman, DO (link to Quackwatch)
- Richard T. Hansen, Jr., DMD. (link to Casewatch)
- Peter Hehli, DDS (link to Casewatch)
- Hal A. Huggins, DDS (link to Quackwatch)
- Robert Kulacz, DDS (revised 1/7/16)
- Terry J. Lee, DDS (revised 2/13/05)
- Scott McAdoo, DDS (posted 9/19/04)
- Alireza Panahpour, DDS (link to Casewatch)
- Douglas J. Phillips, DDS (link to Quackwatch)
- Anthony G. Roeder, DDS(posted 9/14/04)
- Wesley Shankland, DDS (posted 3/24/07)
- James Shen, DDS and Riley Young, DDS (posted 6/27/06)
- Alan Spaeth, DDS (posted 7/22/04)
- Richard Vander Heyden, DDS. (link to Casewatch)
Reliable Sites
- Academy of General Dentistry
- American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
- American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM)
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- American Academy of Periodontology
- American Association of Endodontists
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- American Fluoridation Society
- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health
- British Fluoridation Society
- Campaign for Dental Health (dissects antifluoridation claims)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Dental Cost Calculator
- End Cavities
- Fluoride Exposed (how the scientific method supports fluoridation)
- Fluoride Science (examines antifluoridation claims)
- National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (Bright Futures)
- National Center for Fluoridation Policy & Research
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
- National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC)
- National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse (NOHIC)
- National Oral Health Surveillance System
- Nova Scotia Dental Association: Site for elementary school children
- Quackwatch
- Sargenti Opposition Society
- Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health in America
- The TMJ Association
Dernière mise à jour le 1 juin 2019.
Source: Quackwatch