Public Health Dentistry • NEET MDS
Optimal fluoride = 0.7ppm current CDC recommendation.
Certainly Lethal Dose = 32-64 mg/kg NaF.
Safely Tolerated Dose = CLD divided by 4.
Chronic fluoride toxicity = Dental and Skeletal fluorosis.
Deans Index for dental fluorosis = 7 categories.
Defluoridation methods = Nalgonda technique activated alumina.
Community water fluoridation = most cost effective public health measure.
Use these mnemonics during your revision. The key associations above are designed to help you recall Water Fluoridation concepts instantly during the exam. Focus on the “equals” associations — these are the most commonly tested patterns in NEET MDS.