Fluoride protects teeth and helps prevent tooth decay.  Adding it to the water supply ensures that all people in the community benefit, regardless of income, education, or access to dental care.

It costs far less for a fluoridation program (only 50 cents per person per year) than it does to fill dozens of cavities in that one person over a lifetime.

Fluoridation has been supported and encouraged by a large majority of the scientific and medical community, as well as by the general public.
American Dental Association.  Resolution 5-H-1997.  In: ADA Transactions 1997. Chicago:American Dental Association;1998-673.)