If you are so concerned about fluorosis then why don't you also turn your crusade against the companies that make fluoride toothpastes and fluoride tablets - history shows that these are the big contributors to fluorosis.
Well... only yesterday you might recall I said;
Stopped using it as a conscientious objection to their corrupt participation in the disposal of toxic fluoride contamination in the mid 1900's and continued sponsership of biased research and much unpublished data that they and their sponsered organisations don't want us to know... such as the Significant Caries index (SiC) data from ARCPOH.
The other significant distinguishing factor that you and medicowallet have no regard for is the civil rights of individuals. If individuals choose to use fluoride toothpaste, tablets, mouthwash etc, that's their
individual choice and responsibility.
Whereas compulsary fluoridation goes against the notion of individual rights and responsibilities, especially for people who do not need mass medication forced on them.
Lol does this research exist in your imagination? If its real and exists in real life, then find it
Billy, I have posted the link numerous times already. Here is a collection of reports that the US HHS are currently considering and implementing.
http://water.epa.gov/action/advisories/drinking/fluoride_index.cfm
One of the main reports the
Fluoride: Exposure and Relative Source Contribution Analysis (PDF) was only published in December 2010.
If you look at the chart below from the report, you will see that in that critical 1 to 11 year age group fluoride from water consumption is only 40% of their total fluoride intake... hence the increasing rate of fluorosis including more severe dental fluorosis.
The other issue also of concern is the likely corresponding increase of skeletal fluorosis which is
not visable.
What this shows me is that you don't care (or you don't understand) about the benefit water fluoridation has for low socioeconomic communities. These people have high decay rates because they are not as fortunate as you - they did not grow up in a wealthy environment which included the passing on of good dental hygiene and dental education.
I certainly did not grow up in a wealthy environment, but I was taught and embraced good behaviour and hygene.
Your tall poppy syndrome lends you to the your belief of 'why should I have to drink fluoridated water just because these unfortunate (less wealthy and less educated) have poor oral hygiene and lots of decay? That is self-centred IMO. I wonder if you've ever done any voluntary work for less fortunate people in your lifetime.
Struth, now you think I'm a tall poppy!
Indeed, I have been involved in community organisations and helping the poor for a long time.
The best way to help the poor, uneducated, underprivilaged and handicapped is to help them help themselves. This involves with meeting them face to face to inform, educate and teach them how to make better choices and recognise the consequences they have to accept for their chioces, good and bad.
Patronising behaviour like compulsary fluoridation does nothing to teach people better habits... on the contrary, it leads many into a false sense of security that because the water is fluoridated their dental health issues are taken care of.
It's fairly basis psychology. When you patronize people, like making important decisions for them, they don't learn to make good decisions for themselves to be independent, self sufficient and responsible for their own actions.