In2001,theAAPendorsedtheguidelines fromtheCentersforDiseaseControl andPrevention(CDC),“RecommendationsforUsingFluoridetoPrevent andControlDentalCariesintheUnited States.”15Dentalandgovernmental organizations(AmericanDentalAssociation[ADA],AmericanAcademyofPediatricDentistry,theDepartmentof HealthandHumanServices,andthe CDC)havemorerecentlypublished guidelinesontheuseoffluoride,but currentAAPpublicationsdonotreflect thesenewerevidence-basedguidelines. Table1providesasimpleexplanation offluorideuseforpatientsatlowand highriskofcaries. Thepresentreporthas2goals:(1)to assistpediatriciansinusingfluorideto achievemaximumprotectionagainst