SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — A federal government study has found the incidence of tooth decay is increasing among Australian children due to an increase in bottled water use and a decline in dental funding, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found in a report that 10 percent of four to 15-year-olds suffer from severe oral health problems, the article said.
The report's author, Jason Armfield, said in the article that tooth decay among children is becoming worse on a yearly basis because, as Armfield explained in the report, when children are consuming water from bottle water supplies or rain water tanks, they're not drinking fluorinated tap water.
He said a reduction in funding for dental care and a change in dietary habits are also to blame, the ABC reported.
To subscribe to Water Technology magazine, click here.
Every month in Water Technology Magazine, "Professor POU/POE" answers reader questions about point-of-use/point-of-entry water treatment.
If you have a question for the Professor (also known as David Bauman, Technical Editor), send an e-mail to rdipaolo@ntpmedia.com and we'll pass it along. With your question, please indicate your general location (region, state, province, etc.). Not all questions will be chosen for publication.
Write for WT
Water Technology welcomes and encourages editorial contributions from the world of residential water conditioning, bottled water delivery, and treatment for commercial or light industrial applications.
To place a classified ad online, e-mail your ad text to pharrington@ntpmedia.com or call Pat Harrington at 518-640-9173.
Bookstore
WaterTechBooks.com is an online bookseller for the water treatment industry. It has dozens of titles in stock, in a variety of categories. A simple e-commerce platform allows you to complete your transaction online and have your books shipped directly to your home or business.
Every month in 
