Shield Dental Care

Research

Studies built from public data on dental health in Burke, Springfield and Fairfax County. Every figure names its source and the period it covers.

Shield Dental Care is a general dental practice in Burke, Virginia. In this section we publish short studies built from public records about the water, health and dental care of the communities we serve. Each study states its source and period for every number, explains its method and limits, and offers its table as a CSV that anyone may reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.

Studies

Fluoride in Fairfax Water tap water, month by month

0.6 mg/L

Fluoride at all four Fairfax Water sampling points in August 2026. Since January 2024, the two distribution sites measured 0.6 to 0.8 mg/L in 59 of 62 monthly samples.

Published November 11, 2026 · Data: Fairfax Water, January 2024 to August 2026 · CSV

Sources used

Fairfax Water, Water Quality Analytical Reports, January 2024 to August 2026: fairfaxwater.org (fluoride study)
Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water: vdh.virginia.gov (fluoride study)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fluoride in Drinking Water: epa.gov (fluoride study)
Virginia Legislative Information System: lis.virginia.gov (fluoride study)

Using our data

You are welcome to quote these figures or reuse the tables. Please name Shield Dental Care and link to the study page. Each study ends with a suggested citation.

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