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Tom Napier, P.E., Director

Community Water Fluoridation in Texas Tom Napier, P.E., Director Texas Fluoridation Project Texas Department of State Health Services Austin, Texas Texas Oral Health Summit: Advocacy, Equity & Access Austin, Texas September 9-10, 2004. Tom Napier, P.E., Director. FIFTY YEARS OF FLUORIDATION.

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Tom Napier, P.E., Director

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  1. Community Water Fluoridation in TexasTom Napier, P.E., DirectorTexas Fluoridation ProjectTexas Department of State Health ServicesAustin, TexasTexas Oral Health Summit: Advocacy, Equity & AccessAustin, TexasSeptember 9-10, 2004

  2. Tom Napier, P.E., Director

  3. FIFTY YEARS OF FLUORIDATION • MARSHALL – 1946 • SWEETWATER – 1951 • TYLER – 1952 • CORPUS CHRISTI – 1953 • PORT ARTHUR – 1953 • PARIS – 1953

  4. San Antonio

  5. National Health Goals 2010 • 75% of Population served by PWS

  6. How You Define Optimum • 0.6 mg/l lower limit • No upper limit

  7. Slide of Mountain

  8. Areas of High Natural Fluoride

  9. National Health Goals 2010 • 75% of Population served by PWS • WFRS Currently 76%

  10. Texas Fluoridation Project • Program Overview • Promote and educate the public and communities about the benefits of water fluoridation • Provide reimbursement grants for public water systems • Provide on-site inspections of public water systems that adjust the fluoride • Surveillance • Operator Training • System Design

  11. 5400-Gallon Bulk Tank Fiberglass Enclosure

  12. Properly Maintained System

  13. Improper Venting

  14. Operator Training Classes • Jasper • Tyler • New Braunfels • San Antonio • Corpus Christi • Houston

  15. Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS) Stores System Information Generates Reports & Maps Daily Sample Results Accessible on INTERNET

  16. CHALLENGES • INTERNET INFO • Active Opponents • Renewing System’s Administrative Commitment

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