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Fluoridation Status in
Various Countries
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Despite dental pressure, 99% of western continental Europe
has rejected, banned, or stopped fluoridation due to environmental, health,
legal, or ethical concerns Only about 5% of the world population is fluoridated and
more than 50% of these people live in North America. The Danish Minister of
Environment recommended against fluoridation in 1977 because "no
adequate studies had been carried out on its long-term effects on human organ
systems other than teeth and because not enough studies had been done on the
effects of fluoride discharges on freshwater ecosystems." "In 1978, the West German Association of Gas &
Water Experts rejected fluoridation for legal reasons and because 'the
so-called optimal fluoride concentration of 1 mg per L is close to the dose
at which long-term damage [to the human body] is to be expected.' " Quotes from: Hilleman B, "FLUORIDATION: Contention won't go
away," Chemical and Engineering News, 1988 Aug, 66:31 (The [ ]
brackets were in the original article) |
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to see original letter
from a country, click in left column |
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Fluoridation
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BANNED: "not allowed" |
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REJECTED: "toxic fluorides" NOT added |
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REJECTED: encourages self-determination – those who want
fluoride should get it themselves. |
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STOPPED: "...do not favor or recommend fluoridation
of drinking water. There are better ways of providing the fluoride our teeth
need." A recent study found ..."no
indication of an increasing trend of caries...." |
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STOPPED: A recent study found no
evidence of an increasing trend of caries |
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REJECTED: "...toxic fluorides have never been added
to the public water supplies in Denmark." |
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REJECTED: "...drinking water should not be
fluoridated" |
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BANNED: "not allowed". No safety data available! |
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Inevitably, whenever there is a court decision against
fluoridation, the dental lobby pushes to have the judgement overturned on a
technicality or they try to get the laws changed to legalize it. Their
tactics didn't work in the vast majority of Europe. |
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STOPPED: for technical reasons in the '60s. However,
despite technological advances, Hungary remains unfluoridated. |
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