What they're referring to is the fact that very few countries in the rest of the world even consider the possibility of adding fluoride to the water supply. It's basically just the US, Australia, and to a much lesser extent Canada.
It's not a debate everywhere else because adding fluoride to the water is objectively an unusual thing to do that they just... don't. Presumably they get fluoride other ways.
They are experts in this field, and, unlike “random person on the internet who spent 2 minutes on google”, have informed opinions on this topic.
If you want a serious discussion on why fluoride is good or bad, that’s where you need to go.
Random person on the internet is very easy to disagree with, because we’re all idiots right? It’s a very easy lazy way of self confirmation.
…but if you are serious about critically considering the issue and facing your own biases, talk to an actual topic expert.
My dentist told me he had carefully reviewed the literature and determined to his satisfaction that public fluoridated water was in the best interests of public health, currently. He offered to share some reading that he was convinced by.
You can’t really ask for more that that.
Discussing this here is a bit like protesting by posting on social media; yes, I suppose it’s better than doing nothing and not engaging with the topic at all… but only barely, and not in any meaningful way.
> Talk to your dentist. They are experts in this field
No they are not. The are experts are filling cavities and treatment. They have no additional knowledge of fluoride in water vs any other interested person.
For that you need to talk to someone in research, which is not someone seeing patients.
The vast majority of dentists are not public health experts, and will have little to offer other than “exposing your teeth to fluoride regularly is good”.
What they're referring to is the fact that very few countries in the rest of the world even consider the possibility of adding fluoride to the water supply. It's basically just the US, Australia, and to a much lesser extent Canada.
It's not a debate everywhere else because adding fluoride to the water is objectively an unusual thing to do that they just... don't. Presumably they get fluoride other ways.
How many countries actually drink their tap water as their main source of water?
Pretty much the entire Europe, for starters.
AFAIK all (former) USSR does that.
I'd really like to hear your take
Talk to your dentist.
They are experts in this field, and, unlike “random person on the internet who spent 2 minutes on google”, have informed opinions on this topic.
If you want a serious discussion on why fluoride is good or bad, that’s where you need to go.
Random person on the internet is very easy to disagree with, because we’re all idiots right? It’s a very easy lazy way of self confirmation.
…but if you are serious about critically considering the issue and facing your own biases, talk to an actual topic expert.
My dentist told me he had carefully reviewed the literature and determined to his satisfaction that public fluoridated water was in the best interests of public health, currently. He offered to share some reading that he was convinced by.
You can’t really ask for more that that.
Discussing this here is a bit like protesting by posting on social media; yes, I suppose it’s better than doing nothing and not engaging with the topic at all… but only barely, and not in any meaningful way.
Are teeth the only thing affected by water fluoridation?
Why do almost no other countries fluoridate drinking water?
Even if it does turn out to be unambiguously good, people have a basic right to make their own medical decisions.
Recent systematic reviews suggest an association between higher fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_fluoridation
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> Talk to your dentist. They are experts in this field
No they are not. The are experts are filling cavities and treatment. They have no additional knowledge of fluoride in water vs any other interested person.
For that you need to talk to someone in research, which is not someone seeing patients.
> Talk to your dentist
The vast majority of dentists are not public health experts, and will have little to offer other than “exposing your teeth to fluoride regularly is good”.
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What do you mean? Florine creates a substance in human teeth that is much more resistant to decay than calcium.
fluoridated water drastically reduces dental cavities and has no evidence of being dangerous.