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January 12, 2016 F�NGELES
CITY OF 17,-RT City Council
City of Port Angeles
321 E. 5th Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Dear City Council,
As the Dean of Washington's only School of Dentistry, I want to personally thank you for
ensuring community water fluoridation remains an effective means to decrease oral disease
and improve overall health in Port Angeles. Your leadership on community water fluoridation
will not only benefit the residents of Port Angeles but also has the ability to influence the
decision of other communities grappling with similar considerations.
We train some of the nation's best dentists at the University of Washington; however, no
amount of training can provide the same level of protection received from community water
fluoridation. This benefit is especially important to children and older adults in communities
where there are shortages to dental and medical providers.
Thank you again for your decision to continue community water fluoridation in Port Angeles.
Residents in Port Angeles and throughout Washington are proud of your leadership.
Warm regards,
Joel Berg, DDS, ds
Professor and Dean
University of Washington School of Dentistry
Office of the Dean
1959 NE Pacific Street D322 Box 356365 Seattle, Washington 98195-6365
206.543.5982 Fax 206.616-2612 www.dental.washington.edu