Fluoride report in Scientific American
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Posted Dec. 17, 2007 |
An article in the January 2008 edition of Scientific American raises questions about the safety and effectiveness of fluoride and fluoridation.
The eight-page article, entitled “Second Thoughts about Fluoride,” centers on a report released in 2006 by a committee of the National Research Council, which examined the effects of naturally occurring fluoride in drinking water.
Written by Dan Fagin, an associate professor of journalism at New York University, the article also cites findings from the Iowa Fluoride Study, a long-running investigation of fluoride’s effects, still in progress at the University of Iowa.
Based on the overwhelming weight of peer-reviewed, credible scientific evidence, the ADA has long-supported community water fluoridation as a safe, effective means of preventing tooth decay.
As a science-based organization, the Association also supports continuing scientific investigation of the effects of fluoride in humans. To review ADA policies on fluoride and fluoridation, including its views on the NRC report and other emerging issues, visit ADA.org.
At this writing, the Association was reviewing the article and preparing a response.
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