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THE NEWS-JOVBNAL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1951 4- Haoride Program To Save Teeth Of Children Is Sweeping Country .J HE.\LTHIER CJilLDREN. Six ty-five percent less dental decay. Lower dental bills. These are re sults that can be obtained by add ing fluoride to the community’s water supply. , Most Widc.spread of All Diseases Dental decay i./ perhaps the most widespread of all diseases. E^•ery year it takes an enormous toll in terms of decayed teeth, toothaches, lost teeth, and poor oral health: The Xation'’s children .receive only ^bout a third of the fillings they require. Two-thirds of their cavities are neglected. Sixtben-year olds have an av erage of nine decaj'ed teeth and h.'i.e lost several teeth. Without adequate preventive or control measures, it is probable that this generation of children will have lost half their teeth be fore the age of .40. The fluoridation of water sup plies is a powerful aid ip improv ing this situation". It can be, done relatively little cost, is safe Wl-imTT'• ~T 6REYH0^fr^^l()UNCES ^■Mtess Service no or »»s fOMtSf** 2 DEPARTURES DAILY from RAEFORD, N. C. to NEW YORK aod MIAMI Step aboard a smooth-riding SuperCoach, slide into a soft-cush ioned easy rhair—and it’s yoors, all the way to New York or Miami. No connections, no chang^ no baggage transfer, and your seat’s reserved all the way. Try it soon! NORTHBOUND Leave Raeford 1:37 AM 5:17 AM Arrive New York 7:50 PM 11:59 PM SOUTHBOUND Leave Raeford 11:58 AM 2:48 PM Arrive Miami 8:50 AM 11:50 AM UNION BUS STATION Raeford, N. C. Phone 718 and effective when the proper procedures are followed, can be accomplished within the frame work of the community’s admin istrative organization, and in ad- ditioif to improving the healtW of the community offers substantial economic sayings in terms of low er bills for dental services. More Than 60 Cities Add Flouride To reduce decay and improve • the health of their children, .many communities are adding fluoride to their water supplies. National organizations of pro-^ fessional health workers, impress ed by the findings of decades of research on fluoride and dental decay, have endorsed the adding of fluoride to‘community water supplies. ^ Effective While Te^th are Forming To gain the full benefit of fluo ridated water, children must drink it during the period their teeth are forming, or from birth to about age 8. Children who are older at the time fluoridation is started re ceive some protection against den tal decay, but not as much as the yoimger children. The protection obtained by children continues throughout life. During the first several years of fluoridation, many children may be brought additional pro tection by applying 2 percent solu tion of sodium fluoride to their teeth at the proper ages. Your State health department can assist in establishing a sodium fluoride application program to supple- meht the adding of fluoride to the community’s water supply.. As neither fluoridation nor ap plications of sodium fluoride to the surfaces of the teeth are 100 percent effective in preventing tooth decay, children should con tinue to see their dentists at per iodic intervals for the early de tection and treatment of teeth which become carious. In addition they should brush their teeth re gularly, and eat less sweets. Kinds of Fluoride Compounds Added to Water Supplies Fluorides are compounds form ed by fluorine combining with other elements. These compounds includei sodium fluoride, calcium fluoride, potassium fluoride, mag nesium fluoride, etc. Other com binations form silicofluorides. SODIUM FLUORIDE is being used in many water fluoridation projects because it is available, is convenient to use, dissolves easily, and has been the subject of exten sive studies on toxicity and phy siological effects. , •SODIUM 'SlLlOOFLUiORlTDE (sodium fluosilicate) is one of the most economical compounds. It provides available fluoride at from one-third to one-half the cost of Tluoride obtained from sodium fluoride. •HYDROFLUOSILrOrC ACID, while more costly than sodium sil- icofluoride, can be fed directly into water supplies without con sidering solubility and with the least handling. Amount of Fluoride Required Varies The amount of the fluoride compound required will depend upon the quantity of water to be treated, the fluoride compound used, the present fluoride content of the water, and the desired fluoride concentration. Normally, 1 part of fluoride per million parts of water is the con centration maintained in fluori dated water supplies. However, this may be varied on a seasonal and area basis. Your State health department should be consulted on the pernlissible concentration. In general, a- town of 10,000 persons without any fluoride in its water and using 1,000,000 gal lons a day needs to add only 20 pounds of sodium fluoride daily. That much sodium' fluoride will maintain the concentration of 1 part of fluoride per million parts of water and would cost about $2.15. . , H sodium silicofluoride is used instead of sodium fluoride, 14 pounds should be added to each million gallons of water to main- 'tain a concentration of 1 part of fluoride per million parts of water and would cost about 84 cents. A very small amount of the fluoride compoupd is needed by each child to effect a reduction in dental decay of some 65 percent. If the child drinks an average of a quart of water a day from 'birth to 71/2 years of age, he would con sume, 1 taMespoonful of fluoride for the entire period, or less than a third of a teaspoonful annually. Consumption from birth to age 60 is about 8 tablespoons of sod ium fluoride, or 6 of sodium sili cofluoride. Little Water Used for Drinking The people of a community drink only a very small,fraction of the water distributed. The rest is used for industrial, sanitary, and other purposes. Despite this loss of most of the fluoride, in most communities the annual cost per person for fluoridating water supplies is between 5 and 14 cents, depending largely upon the kiiid of fluoride compound used, the per capita water consumption, and transportation costs. , It has been suggested that fluo- ^ride compounds be added to milk and other foods, that food be grown on soil rich in fluoride, that cows be fed fluoride enrich ed feeds, and that drinking water be fluoridated in the home. In the light of present knowledge, such schemes are "’impractical when compared with the simplicity and low cost of fluoridating the pub lic water supply. Solution Feeders Used in Small Towns The mechanical feeds used in adding fluoride to water supplies have generally been the same type of machines used for feed ing lime and other chemicals in water treatment and industrial plants. They have been used for many years, do the job accurate ly, and' are easily regulated to control the amount of fluoride added to a given quantity of water. Such feeders are of two general types; solution feeders and dry feeders. Solution feeders are essentially small, accurate pumps that deliv er a measured quantity of prepar ed solution during a specified time. The concentration of the solution and the controls on the feeder can be adjusted ot meet the needs of a particular community. Where sodium fluoride is used, the strength of the solution fed into the water supply is usually 3 to 3:5 percent, or a stronger, sat urated solution can be made with a recently developed saturator. A much weaker solution can be made for use in very small com munities. » Solution feeders can be used for feeding sodium fluoride and sodium silicofluoride in commun ities of up to about 20,000 popula tion, or in communities requiring as much as 2,000,000 gallons of water daily. Hydrofluosilicic acid can be fed by solution feeders in towns of any size, from the smallest com munity to the largest city. The cost of solution feeders varies between $325 and $1,500 depending on capacities, installa tion charges, and auxiliary equip ment. They may be obtained from a variety of sources. Returns From 5 Cents a Year ■ The total daily cost of adding sodium fluoride to the water sup ply of an average town of 10,(WO . using 1,000,000 gallons of water a day is about $2.25. If sodium' silicofluoride is used, the total daily cost is about 75 cents. Sod ium fluoride costs about 11 cents ' a year per person; silicofluoride, about 5 cents. Amortized over a 20-year period, the annual cost of equipment for feeding fluoride into the water supply is almost negligible. ^ For an annual investment per person of about the price of a candy bar, the community can bring greatly improved dental health to its younger children. As fluoridation is continued, more and more children will be protect ed, until eventually all who have drunk the water from birth will be benefited. Measured in terms of improved heath, the benefits are great— two-thirds less tooth decay; bS- ter, more attractive teeth; and a reduction in ilnesses due to mal adies caused by dental abscesses and infections* In addition, there are economic savings. With the reduction in dental decay, the bills for restor ing decayed teeth with fillings will be reduced by two-thirds. There wil be fewer extractions and, as the children grow older, the need for replacement will be reduced. , — 0 The State’s 1951 hay crop wiU be the smallest produced since 1941. lb Relieve Misery of^ ./ ■ NOW IS THE TIME Raeford Oil Co., I nc. IS THE fmi TO OROER YOUR Kerosene and Fuel Oil Fpr The Cold Days Ahead • • Just Phone 316 or 541 For Prompt Delivery Service On Esso Fuel Oil and Kerosene Raeford Oil Co., Inc DISTRIBUTORS FOR ESSO STANDARD OIL CO. SELL YOUR TOBACCO WITH Smothers Brothers ’ IN CARTHAGE ' ■ I WHERE ALL TOBACCO SELLS HIGH AHD GOOD TOBACCO SELLS HIGHER SELL ANY DAY-NO BLOCK ' This is a sale made Oct. 18 by J. O. Veasey and Ed Moser of Raeford. Price Amount Pounds Price Amount 178.92 136 85 115.60 71 188.86 234 90 210.60 71 205.99 134 60 80.40 71 198.80 300 55 165.00 Total Lbs. -1892 - Total Amount - $1344.08 •i I AVERAGE 71c
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