A Drop in the bucket

United States, 1952

Film
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Dramatised story of how dentists, civic leaders, health officials, and people of a town agreed to add fluoride to the community water supply. Explains how the fluoride is added, the cost of fluoridation, and the benefits accruing to the community.

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Credits

director

Joseph Henabery

production company

United States. Public Health Service

Warner-Pathe News

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1952

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320480

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water quality

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Community health

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dental health education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drinking water - Health aspects

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fluorides

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water fluoridation

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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