Man says he lowered his town’s water fluoride for over a decade
One question I had was whether fluoridated water provides additional benefit if you are already using a fluoridated toothpaste. Obviously, having it in the water would benefit people who don't regularly brush their teeth, but it's not obvious that it's helpful if you already are getting your fluorine from the toothpaste. It's of interest to me because I drink non-fluoridated well water, but brush my teeth daily with a modern toothpaste. Anyone know?
My quick attempt to research this lead me to this nice Nature article from last year: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02924-6. The article helps to quantify the positives of fluoridation of water: real, but not as large as one might guess. The bulk of the article is about someone who sued the EPA to prevent fluoridation of public water supplies. From what I can tell the suit is much delayed but still in progress: https://fluoridealert.org/issues/tsca-fluoride-trial/.
How is it possible (even for a small town of only 4100) that one person can change the water composition for a decade without anyone noticing? Besides the health implication, isn't this a huge national security risk if there is no monitoring in place?
I’d like to know what levels he was keeping it at.
Some places have too much fluoride. “Too much” harder to calculate because it’s determine by non-tap water exposure. Toothpaste, etc.
There was a scandal in my town when it turned out that we had really high fluoride. Dentists had been warning about it, but nobody wanted to be “the dentist opposed to fluoride.”
It seems the states desired level are pretty low, but it’s frustrating we are not told what he lowered it to.
The Netherlands has not fluoridated tap water since '73 :https://fluoridealert.org/researchers/government-reports/the...
It's no big deal.
People rebel against fluoride, but ignore pesticide residues, PFAS contamination, leachates from plastic piping...
Any data on cavities per capita in the area over the past decade?
Same story from the Associated Press:
Worker who lowered Vermont town’s fluoride for years resigns
https://apnews.com/article/health-vermont-fluoridation-publi...
The Arstechnica comments are worthy of a read, I particularly liked the 'Dr. Strangelove' reference.
'How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Strangelove
>General Jack D. Ripper : You know when fluoridation first began?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake : I... no, no. I don't, Jack.
General Jack D. Ripper : Nineteen hundred and forty-six. 1946, Mandrake.
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake : Uh, Jack, Jack, listen... tell me, tell me, Jack.How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It's incredibly obvious, isn't it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's the way your hard-core Commie works.When did you first... become... well, develop this theory?*"Have you ever heard of a thing called 'fluoridation?'"
Send the guy all of the bills for fillings and the like.
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How is there not a single mention of the potential of criminal liability on his part?