Advantages of community water fluoridation over a community-based fluoride supplement program include:
A) reduced need for compliance.
B) lower installation and startup costs.
C) decay prevention and oral health benefits for the entire population.
D) reduced need for compliance and decay prevention and oral health benefits for the entire population.

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The need for compliance over an extended period of time is a major procedural and economic disadvantage of community-based fluoride supplement programs. Although the total costs of the purchase of supplements and administration of a program are small compared with the installation and start-up costs associated with fluoridation equipment, the overall cost of supplements per child is much greater than the per capita cost of community water fluoridation. Community water fluoridation provides decay prevention and oral health benefits for the entire population regardless of age, socioeconomic status, educational attainment, or other social variables.

Advantages of Community Water Fluoridation Over a Community-Based Fluoride Supplement