Dentists Award the Cavity-prone and Toothless New York State Coalition Opposed to
Fluoridation
May 25, 2004
New York -- May 2004 -- “Fluoridation
honors” were bestowed upon many communities, which happen to
have the highest cavity and tooth loss rates, by the American
Dental Association (ADA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
and the American Association of State and Territorial Dental
Directors (AASTDD).
Organized dentistry neglected to check oral health before
awarding their “2003 Community Water Fluoridation Awards.”
Dentists may be embarrassed to learn they honored the most
toothless and cavity-prone Americans in the name of water
fluoridation.
Fluoride added to water supplies, usually at taxpayers’
expense, is publicized to save money and prevent tooth decay.
Conspicuously absent are data supporting these claims. In
fact, government statistics reveal worse or less teeth in
residents of fluoridation-honored communities than in their
non-fluoridated counterparts. For example:
A) Dentists gave Fifty-Year Awards to
fluoridating water systems including:
seven West Virginia and 5 Kentucky water
districts. Yet, 42% of mostly fluoridated West Virginians and
Kentuckians are edentulous – the country’s worst toothless
rates.
the Tulsa, Oklahoma, water department,
where 19% of residents lost six or more teeth. Compare that to
New York State’s two largest non-fluoridated counties, Suffolk
and Nassau, where only 16% lost six or more teeth. Nassau and
Suffolk received no kudos for retaining their natural
choppers.
Further, an Oklahoma Department of Health
Report reveals an “Alarming Prevalence of Tooth Decay Among
Oklahoma’s Children,” where nearly 70 percent of third graders
have cavities although 75% drink fluoride-laced water.
Nashville, Tennessee, where 20% lost 6 or
more teeth. Contrast: Wichita, Kansas refused fluoridation,
repeatedly over the years. Results: more teeth for Wichita -
only 14% lost 6 or more, less than most fluoridated cities.
Yet, no awards for Wichita!
B) “State Fluoridation Quality
Awards” were given to:
96% fluoridated Indiana, where 25% have
lost all their teeth; 45% have lost 6 or more teeth.
96% fluoridated North Dakota where 5,262
children participate in fluoride mouth rinse/tablet school
programs and 44% of eight-year-olds participate in sealant
programs. Yet, 51% of 6 to 8-year-olds and 70% of 14-year-olds
olds have tooth decay.
C) “State Fluoridation
Reaffirmation Award” given to Monticello, Arkansas. "The state
of Arkansas children's dental health is in crisis and needs
immediate attention" reports the Arkansas Department of
Health. 72% of Arkansas third-graders have cavities despite
60% state-wide fluoridation.
D) “Community Initiative Awards” given to
recently fluoridation-adopting communities, e.g. Pinellas
County, Florida, over the strong objections of its citizens.
(Citizens for Safe Water http://www.aquasafe.us/AquaSafe-Action.htm
)
E) The “State Fluoridation Initiative Award” to
Utah with the most teeth but least fluoridation of all the
states (2%), not for their good dental health, but because
“Utah has the most new systems fluoridating.” This despite
vigorous citizen opposition. ( http://www.stopfluoridation.homestead.com
)
F) California Fluoridation 2010 Workgroup and the
$15 million funding from the California Endowment were awarded
for forcing fluoridation in California while citizen groups in
various cities formed, at their own expense, to resist the
addition of an untested chemical into their drinking water.
Only four states have better tooth retention rates than
slightly fluoridated (29%) California.
“The Surgeon General declared tooth decay a silent epidemic.
Yet, two-thirds of Americans drink fluoridated water,” says
lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition
Opposed to Fluoridation. “The truth is, most American children
are fluoride over-dosed, and the poorly nourished get more
cavities regardless of fluoridation,” says Beeber.
