From November 2010 to January 2015, the Ministry of Health engaged a group of experts to provide the National Fluoridation Information Service (NFIS).
The service was delivered by a consortium including the Hutt Valley DHB Community Dental Service, Regional Public Health, ESR, the Massey University Centre for Public Health Research, and the National Poisons Centre.
NFIS documents
Key documents published by NFIS are now available in the Ministry of Health library catalogue:
NFIS advisories
- Regarding the National Center for Human Statistics Data Brief No. 53
- Community Water Fluoridation and Osteosarcoma – Evidence from Cancer Registries
- NFIS Advisory: A review of the current cost benefit of community water fluoridation interventions
- Does Delayed Tooth Eruption Negate The Effect Of Water Fluoridation?
- Fluoride Neurotoxicity: Review of evidence from drinking water studies
- Regarding Newly Proposed US EPA Guidelines Value for Fluoride in Drinking Water
- Dental fluorosis – is it more than an aesthetic concern?
- Household water treatment systems for fluoride removal
- What do we mean by evidence?
- The knowledge, attitude and confidence of health officials in communicating fluoridation information - follow up survey
- A review of recent literature on potential effects of CWF programmes on neurological development and IQ attainment
- Does Delayed Tooth Eruption Negate The Effect Of Water Fluoridation?
NFIS scientific reviews
- Review of Scientific Reviews Relating to Water Fluoridation Published between January 2000 and July 2010
- Review of Scientific Papers Relating to Water Fluoridation published between January and November 2010
- Review of Scientific Papers Relating to Water Fluoridation published between December 2010 and August 2011
- Review of Scientific Reviews Relating to Water Fluoridation Published between September 2011 and January 2012
- Review of Scientific Papers Relating to Community Water Fluoridation Published between February and July 2012
- Review of Scientific Papers Relating to Water Fluoridation published between August and December 2012
- Review of Scientific Papers Relating to Water Fluoridation published between January and June 2013
- Review of Scientific Papers Relating to Community Water Fluoridation published between July and December 2013
NFIS On Tap newsletters
- On Tap 1 – September 2011 (pdf, 395 KB)
- On Tap 2 – December 2011 (pdf, 368 KB)
- On Tap 3 – February 2012 (pdf, 519 KB)
- On Tap 4 – July 2012 (pdf, 430 KB)
- On Tap 5 – November 2012 (pdf, 494 KB)
- On Tap 6 – May 2013 (pdf, 944 KB)
- On Tap 7 – September 2013 (pdf, 186 KB)
- On Tap 8 – December 2013 (pdf, 260 KB)
- On Tap 9 – April 2014 (pdf, 349 KB)
- On Tap 10 – October 2014 (pdf, 1.6 MB)
- On Tap 11 – December 2014 (pdf, 933 KB)