Water fluoride concentrations in England, 2009-2020.

IF 0.9 4区医学 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Community dental health Pub Date : 2022-05-27 DOI:10.1922/CDH_00267Nyakutsikwa07

B Nyakutsikwa, T Walsh, I Pretty, D Moore

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Objectives: Contemporary research, surveillance and monitoring of water fluoridation requires an understanding of the population coverage of this intervention. The aims of this research are to create the first publicly available record of water fluoride concentrations in England and to describe and visualise the observed variation in water fluoride concentrations and optimal fluoridation (⟩/= 0.7 mg F/L) between 2009-2020.

Basic research design: Routine water quality sampling data were requested from water companies in England from 2009-2020 under the provisions of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. Fluoride concentrations of Water Supply Zones (WSZs) were assigned to Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) using population-weighted centroids.

Results: Between 2009-2020 4247 LSOAs (12.9%) had an annual mean water fluoride concentration of ⟩/= 0.7 mg F/L in at least one year, and 3019 LSOAs (9.1%) had a grand mean fluoride concentration of ⟩/= 0.7 mg F/L. Coverage of optimal fluoridation varied over time; from 10.9% of LSOAs in 2014 to 6.3% in 2016.

Discussion: This study confirms previous work identifying variability in the coverage and achieved concentrations of water fluoridation programmes. The current provision for accessing, collating and utilising these data are a barrier to essential monitoring, surveillance and research. An annually maintained and publicly accessible database of water fluoride concentrations is urgently required.

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2009-2020年英格兰水中氟化物浓度。

目的:对水氟化的当代研究、监测和监测需要了解这一干预措施的人口覆盖率。这项研究的目的是在英格兰创建第一个公开可用的水氟化物浓度记录，并描述和可视化2009-2020年间观察到的水氟化物浓度变化和最佳氟化(⟩/= 0.7 mg F/L)。基础研究设计:根据2004年《环境信息条例》的规定，要求2009-2020年英国水务公司提供常规水质采样数据。利用人口加权质心将供水区氟化物浓度划分为低超级输出区。结果:在2009-2020年间，4247个LSOAs(12.9%)在至少一年内的年平均水氟化物浓度为⟩/= 0.7 mg F/L，并且3019个LSOAs(9.1%)的平均氟化物浓度为⟩/= 0.7 mg F/L。最佳氟化覆盖范围随时间而变化;从2014年的10.9%上升到2016年的6.3%。讨论:这项研究证实了以前的工作，确定了水氟化方案的覆盖范围和达到的浓度的可变性。目前关于获取、整理和利用这些数据的规定是对基本监测、监督和研究的障碍。迫切需要每年维护并向公众开放的水氟化物浓度数据库。

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Community dental health 医学-牙科与口腔外科

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2.20

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11.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： The journal is concerned with dental public health and related subjects. Dental public health is the science and the art of preventing oral disease, promoting oral health, and improving the quality of life through the organised efforts of society. The discipline covers a wide range and includes such topics as: -oral epidemiology- oral health services research- preventive dentistry - especially in relation to communities- oral health education and promotion- clinical research - with particular emphasis on the care of special groups- behavioural sciences related to dentistry- decision theory- quality of life- risk analysis- ethics and oral health economics- quality assessment. The journal publishes scientific articles on the relevant fields, review articles, discussion papers, news items, and editorials. It is of interest to dentists working in dental public health and to other professionals concerned with disease prevention, health service planning, and health promotion throughout the world. In the case of epidemiology of oral diseases the Journal prioritises national studies unless local studies have major methodological innovations or information of particular interest.