The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released the draft Public Statement 2017: Water fluoridation and human health in Australia for public consultation.
In this statement NHMRC strongly recommends community water fluoridation as a safe, effective and ethical way to help reduce tooth decay across the population. NHMRC supports Australian states and territories fluoridating their drinking water supplies within the range of 0.6 to 1.1 milligrams per litre (mg/L).
The Australian community is invited to provide comments on the draft Public Statement. It is intended for use by policy makers, water providers and members of the public.
The aims of public consultation on the draft Public Statement are to obtain feedback on:
- whether the information is presented in a format and manner that is useful and easy to understand
- whether the boxed ‘NHMRC statement’ (page one) is clearly justified
- options for disseminating the Public Statement once finalised.
Further information including details on how to make a submission are available here.Back to list