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Problem
Undecided fluoridation plan
Other Names:
Unimplemented fluoridation of water supply
Incidence:
In 2001 in the USA, about 100 million people did not have community water fluoridation, (144 million - 62% of the population - do). Federal officials hope to increase this proportion to 75% by 2010.
Broader Problems:
Inadequate dental care
Unimplemented decisions
Aggravates:
Dental caries
Inadequate water supply in rural communities
Reduces:
Prohibitive cost of water
Strategies:
Training in water sanitation
Fluoridating water
Values:
Indecision
Nonimplementation
Oversupply
Subject(s):
Fundamental Sciences
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Inorganic chemical compounds
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Hydrology
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Water
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Commerce
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Purchasing, supplying
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Management
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Planning
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Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
28.03.2001 – 00:00 CEST