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Too Much Flourlde
Rappahannock public schools will not participate in a program funded by the National Institute of Health that would add fluoride to drinking water as a preventive measure against tooth decay. Assistant Superintendent Rob McDaniel reported that fluoride levels in school drinking water are too high for Rappahannock's elementary and high schools to be part of the program. Parts of fluoride per million parts of water total .85 at the elementary school and .92 at the high school—well over the .3 parts of fluoride per million allowed under the program. according to McDaniel. He later explained that one part per million is considered optimum by dental health experts.
However. McDaniel told the School Board members that the Virginia Division of Dental Health did think that students would benefit from a fluoride rinse program that would cost the school system nothing for the first two years of operation and approximately 50 cents per child per year after that. Under the program, teachers would give students a cup of fluoride rinse once a week that students would use, then spit back into the cup, sticking in a paper towel to absorb the liquid before discarding the cup in a plastic bag. The procedure will take approximately five minutes per class, said McDaniel, adding that the flavored rinse is absolutely harmless if swallowed accidently.
McDaniel reported that the Division of Dental Health would also be willing to conduct dental check-ups as part of the rinse program.
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