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Fluoride in Our Water?

An Issue You Can Sink Your Teeth Into

By Alyson English

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"When we were launching the legislation for California back in 1995, a reporter asked me why anti-fluoridationists continue to fight against public water fluoridation," Dr. Pollick says. "I said we've known the earth is round since the days of Galileo, but to this day, the flat earth society exists. There will always be those suspicious of change."

He says the documents available online at www.ada.org are an excellent resource for those concerned about fluoridation. According to the ADA, "the overwhelming weight of credible scientific evidence has consistently indicated that fluoridation of community water supplies is safe. The possibility of any adverse health effects from continuous low-level consumption of fluoride has been and continues to be extensively studied. Of the hundreds of credible scientific studies on fluoridation, none has shown health problems associated with the consumption of optimally fluoridated water."

Gussman agrees, noting that in one of the first studies of the effects of public water fluoridation, residents of Grand Rapids, Mich., had 60 percent fewer cavities over a 15-year-period after fluoridation was introduced to the system.

It is worth noting, however, that all parties on both sides of the issue point out that infants who drink concentrated powdered formula should not be given water from general fluoridated systems. Bottled water that has not been fluoridated is recommended for bottle-fed infants who are given powdered formula.

A Personal Decision
Thanks to the Internet, however, all the information is available for families to make their own decisions about the safety of fluoridation. The science is out there, and for those families concerned about water fluoridation, all public water systems must provide data about what is in the water. Many are available online, but if yours is not, you can call or stop by to pick up a water report.
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