Fluoridation is the addition of fluoride into public drinking water to prevent cavities in the teeth of people who drink it. However fluoride is a poison and has been shown to be toxic to health....
This page was last updated on August 30th, 2008
This page was last updated on August 30th, 2008
Fluoridation (from Water Treatment)
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Benefits and Risks of Water Fluoridation by Ontario, Canada, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Review of fluoride research commissioned by Health Canada and the Health Ministry of Ontario.
Science and Ethics of Water Fluoridation
Article published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association questions the ethics and safety of water fluoridation.
Salon - Fear of Fluoride
Asserts that questions about the safety of the cavity-fighting chemical aren't just for right-wing conspiracists any more.
Preventive Dental Health Association
Educates about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provides healthful alternate solutions.
Adverse Health and Behavior from Silicoflourides Used to Fluoridate Public Water Supplies
A public service website addressing a major health issue by a Dartmouth university professor.
Fluoride Issues
Information on the issues surrounding fluoridation.
Irish Medical Journal
Irish Medical Journal, September 2000 Vol. 93 Number 6. "Water Fluoridation : Pollutant or Panacea?" by dentist Don Mac Auley
The National Pure Water Association (NPWA)
Non profit company pledged to fight fluoridation of drinking water supplies. Information and resources on the evidence of harm from fluoridation.
History of fluorine, fluoride and fluoridation
Includes patent information on fluoride containing products products.
Engineering & Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation
Government instructions for proper handling and treatment of fluoridation chemicals and equipment and training guidelines for fluoridation personnel.
Bottled Water Fluoride Content
Fluoride content of bottled mineral waters from all over the world
Your Child's Vulnerability to Environmental Toxicants
You and your children are exposed to more waterborne contaminants from bathing and showering than from drinking the water.
Chemical properties of water fluoridation chemicals.
IMC sells hydrofluosilicic acid to fluoridating communities.
UNICEF -
An overview of fluoride in water.
Water Fluoridation - Therapy or Fallacy?
Article by Sheila L.M. Gibson arguing that water fluoridation causes a variety of health problems, with references.
The New American - Fluoridation Revisited - Dr. Murray N. Rothbard
A December 14, 1992, article recently posted on the internet
Fluoride in Foods
Find out how much fluoride is in the foods and beverages you eat and drink.
Freedom from Fluoride in Nalgonda, India
Petition, links and information about the tragedy afflicting this town because of natural fluoride in the water supply. They are asking for help.
The Fluoride Stop
Information on fluoride, thyroid function and hypothyroidism. Links to recent news on fluoride.
A crack appears in the fluoride front
A high-profile Canadian fluoride advocate slams fluoridation.
UK Fluoridation Debate
On November 24, 2003, the Water Fluoridation Task Force of Lancashire, England, met to hear pro and con presentations on water fluoridation. The tape of that meeting is available at this site.
Keepers of the Well
Questions to ask legislators and dentists about fluoridation.
Fluoridation
Monthly articles concerning the emerging science and current information about fluoridation. Includes links and discussion boards.
Fluoride Action Network
An international coalition to end water fluoridation and alert people to fluoride's environmental and health risks.
Fluoride Debate
A response to the American Dental Association's booklet, "Fluoridation Facts".
"Fluoride, Gingivitis & Oral Cancer"
Article with links to references
Irish Dentists Opposing Fluoridation
A group of dentists calling for an end to water fluoridation in Ireland. Includes links to more information.
Is Fluoride Really As Safe As You Are Told? 2/9/02
Information by a doctor with links.
Canadian Dietary Fluoride Supplement Protocol for the New Millennium
Euan Swan, B.Sc., DDS, DDPH Canadian Dental Association recommends no routine fluoride supplementation until permanent teeth erupt.
The Debate Over Food Biotechnology
Edward Groth III, Ph.D.,Senior Scientist, Consumers Union of United States, Inc., reports how fluoridation proponents went wrong in their efforts to encourage Americans to drink fluoridated water.
InsightMag.com - It's Something in the Water
Silicofluorides used to fluoridate drinking water is linked to antisocial behavior according to InsightMag.com
The science and practice of caries prevention
Research by J. Featherson published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, July 2000
America - Overdosed on Fluoride
Information on fluoride as a hazardous waste product of the fertilizer industry with current news and links.
Redding Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
Links to documentation and information on fluoride issues in general and some specific to Redding, California.
Fluoride - Journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research
Examines the biological and other effects of fluoride on animal, plant, and human life. Site contains tables of contents from selected journal issues, and instructions to authors.
Fluoride News Tracker
Provides regularly updated news briefs from around the world regarding the use of fluoridation.
The Selling of Fluoridation in America
article by John R. Lee, M.D. "Americans' Health is Being Compromised for Industrial Profit"
The symbiosis between the dental and industrial communities and their scientific journals
The connection between fluoride manufacturers and the dental community.
"Impurifying our precious bodily fluids"
Article in Reason Magazine - December 5, 2001
Fluoridation of Public Water Systems: Valid Exercise of State Police Power or Constitutional Violation?
Article by Douglas A. Balog, in Pace Environmental Law Review, Summer 1997.
Stop Fluoridation USA
Links to many articles and documents about fluorides, fluoridation and symptoms of chronic fluoride poisoning. References are provided, with excerpts from the scientific literature showing escalating fluoride pollution and the adverse effects on human hea
Fluoridation: Errors and Omissions in Experimental Trials
Chapters 19, 20 and 21 of a book by Philip R.N. Sutton explaining how early fluoridation experiments and trials were mathematically flawed.
Environmental Fluoride - National Research Council of Canada
A comprehensive 1977 Canadian Government report about the effects on the environment based on listed scientific studies.
Sodium Hexafluorosilicate, "Review of Toxicological Literature,"
Water fluoride chemicals were never safety tested. This document is nominating silcofluorides, used by over 90% of US fluoridating communities, for health and safety testing for the first time. Prepared for Scott Masten, Ph.D. National Institute of Envi
The Cost of Fluoridation
Article by George Glasser - "Increasing Alzheimer's and primary brain tumors: The price of fluoridation?"
eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine
Fluoride toxicity symptoms and antidotes intended for professionals, but has value to patients as well.
Case Study For The 4th Year Course in Ecosystem Health
From the faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Information on fluoride sources, fluorosis and its health implications.
Citizens for Safe Drinking Water - Utah
Organzed to repel or stop fluoridation in Utah.
Fluoride and the Phosphate connection
Article from Earth Island Institute Journal on fluoride and the environment.
Fluoridation chemicals contain highest levels of Arsenic
Discussion of the contribution of fluoride to arsenic levels in drinking water, from the Konformist.
National Academy Press - Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride
A 1993 study examining fluoride exposure and risk of bone fracture, effects on organs and reproduction, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, metabolism, and related issues.
Gary Null's Introduction to Fluoridation
Fluoride and fluoridation facts by Gary Null, PhD.
Fluoride Free Water Ireland.
A citizens group campaigning for an end to water fluoridation in Ireland.
Fluoride: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Passed
An interview with Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames, authors of "Fluoride Power," on their concerns regarding fluoride's impact on health and the thyroid.
Fluoridation: A Triumph of Science Over Propaganda
Report from American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), a public health watchdog group.
Toxicological Profile - fluoride, hydrogen fluoride and fluorine, by U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services
Government report about toxicity of fluoride included that to certain subsets of the population, April 1993
Fluoridation of Water
An online report on the highly polarizing issue and questions about health risks versus benefits, continuing since 1945.
US Surgeon General's Oral Health Report
Surgeon General explains that tooth decay is still a major US problem in poor and minority populations and suggests ways to improve the situation.
Introduction to Fluoridation
Discusses the growing widespread concern over the fluoride issue. Neurotoxic effects of fluoride and the related halogen elements.
Current Fluoridation News
Constantly updated fluoridation information from the media and other sources.
Water Fluoridation in Pennsylvania
Provides news, information and resources on opposition to fluoridation.
Fluoride in Bedfordshire, UK
Basic and in depth information with e-petition, poll, links to fluoride-free products and activism information.
Fluorides and Fluoridation Facts
From the American Dental Association. Answer frequently asked questions about community water fluoridation, based on a summary of relevant published articles.
Australian Fluoridation News
Bi-monthly water fluoridation news from Australia. Includes translation into several languages
Mountain View California Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
Working to stop the fluoridation of water. Resources and information. Links to many articles.
Examining the Water Fluoridation Sales Pitch
Quoted material taken from the Institute of Medicine's On-Line Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1999).
VOICE - The Fluoridation of Ireland
Group opposes water fluoridation
New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation
Fluoridation 101 teaches how fluoridation began and why it may be unnecessary today, with links and news releases.
Fluoride: Protected Pollutant or Panacea?
Are the claimed benefits of ingesting fluoride over-rated and the risks to our health and eco-system under-reported?
Fluoridation: Time For A Second Look?, May 10, 2001
Environmental Research Foundation - Rachel's Weekly
Why We EPA Union Oppose Fluoridation
US Environmental Protection Agency Scientists and other professionals tell you why it opposes drinking water fluoridation.
Artificial Fluoridation Litigation
Highlights in North American Litigation during the twentieth century on artificial fluoridation of public water supplies.
Dr. Judd's affidavit against water fluoridation in Wisconsin
Selling books and videos, also.
Fluoridation Facts
Facts on fluoridation from the California Dental Association.
Fluoride: Hidden Danger in Your Drinking Water and Toothpaste - Thyroid Disease
The High Cholesterol/Thyroid Connection, and How Undiagnosed Thyroid Disease May Be the Reason for Your High Cholesterol, from your About.com Guide
Fluoride Supplements
Fluoride supplements are often prescribed in non-fluoridated areas. This article on a pediatrician's website says that's not such a good idea. Books for sale, newsletter, forums, links.
Water Fluoridation - Second Look
Second Look, a national non-profit concerned with the science and politics of controversial public policy issues, focuses on fluoridation and the science of fluoride. Second Look takes an educational approach and is building an online reference library w
Fluorine, Fluorides and You
Pollution from fluorine compounds is a major environmental health problem.
Lancashire Campaign Against Water Fluoridation
UK organization fighting water fluoridation with action items, information and links.
Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health
The Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) is an organization dedicated to improving the oral health of the residents of Massachusetts through the use of effective, community-based oral health education and preventive measures. MCOH seems to be or
Merriam-Webster: "Fluoride Controversies"
Compilation of websites that discuss the fluoridation controversy.
ABCNEWS.com : Second Opinion: Fluoridation Concerns
Reporter Nicholas Regush gives a second look at fluoridation.
Reader's Digest Magazine
"How Honest Are Dentists?" By William Ecenbarger Dentists push for fluoridation. Should they be trusted?
Fluoridation of Water in the West Midlands to Reduce Tooth Decay
Describes the impact of fluoridation in the West Midlands in the UK on promoting better dental health.
USA Today - Chapter 1: Worker risks weren't a priority
Article explains that airborne toxins, including fluoride, unknowingly, exposed workers to dangerous health effects while developing nuclear bombs for the US
Dare To Think
Article by Darlene Sherrell asserting that the American Dental Association has colluded with industry to cover up the toxic properties of fluoride.
Review of Fluoride: Benefits and Risks
Report of a 1991 U.S. Public Health Service evaluation of fluoride in the diet and in drinking water.
Krass India - Low Cost Defluoridation
Krishna Ram Ayurvigyan Shodh Sansthan, India (Krass India) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life, of people with various medical problems.
The Story of Water Fluoridation
Fluoride started out as an unwanted contaminant. Examines how it was made beneficial, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Review of fluoride research commissioned by Health Canada and the Health Ministry of Ontario.
Article published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association questions the ethics and safety of water fluoridation.
Asserts that questions about the safety of the cavity-fighting chemical aren't just for right-wing conspiracists any more.
Educates about the dangers of fluoride and mercury, and provides healthful alternate solutions.
A public service website addressing a major health issue by a Dartmouth university professor.
Information on the issues surrounding fluoridation.
Irish Medical Journal, September 2000 Vol. 93 Number 6. "Water Fluoridation : Pollutant or Panacea?" by dentist Don Mac Auley
Non profit company pledged to fight fluoridation of drinking water supplies. Information and resources on the evidence of harm from fluoridation.
Includes patent information on fluoride containing products products.
Government instructions for proper handling and treatment of fluoridation chemicals and equipment and training guidelines for fluoridation personnel.
Fluoride content of bottled mineral waters from all over the world
You and your children are exposed to more waterborne contaminants from bathing and showering than from drinking the water.
IMC sells hydrofluosilicic acid to fluoridating communities.
An overview of fluoride in water.
Article by Sheila L.M. Gibson arguing that water fluoridation causes a variety of health problems, with references.
A December 14, 1992, article recently posted on the internet
Find out how much fluoride is in the foods and beverages you eat and drink.
Petition, links and information about the tragedy afflicting this town because of natural fluoride in the water supply. They are asking for help.
Information on fluoride, thyroid function and hypothyroidism. Links to recent news on fluoride.
A high-profile Canadian fluoride advocate slams fluoridation.
On November 24, 2003, the Water Fluoridation Task Force of Lancashire, England, met to hear pro and con presentations on water fluoridation. The tape of that meeting is available at this site.
Questions to ask legislators and dentists about fluoridation.
Monthly articles concerning the emerging science and current information about fluoridation. Includes links and discussion boards.
An international coalition to end water fluoridation and alert people to fluoride's environmental and health risks.
A response to the American Dental Association's booklet, "Fluoridation Facts".
Article with links to references
A group of dentists calling for an end to water fluoridation in Ireland. Includes links to more information.
Information by a doctor with links.
Euan Swan, B.Sc., DDS, DDPH Canadian Dental Association recommends no routine fluoride supplementation until permanent teeth erupt.
Edward Groth III, Ph.D.,Senior Scientist, Consumers Union of United States, Inc., reports how fluoridation proponents went wrong in their efforts to encourage Americans to drink fluoridated water.
Silicofluorides used to fluoridate drinking water is linked to antisocial behavior according to InsightMag.com
Research by J. Featherson published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, July 2000
Information on fluoride as a hazardous waste product of the fertilizer industry with current news and links.
Links to documentation and information on fluoride issues in general and some specific to Redding, California.
Examines the biological and other effects of fluoride on animal, plant, and human life. Site contains tables of contents from selected journal issues, and instructions to authors.
Fluoride News TrackerProvides regularly updated news briefs from around the world regarding the use of fluoridation.
article by John R. Lee, M.D. "Americans' Health is Being Compromised for Industrial Profit"
The connection between fluoride manufacturers and the dental community.
Article in Reason Magazine - December 5, 2001
Article by Douglas A. Balog, in Pace Environmental Law Review, Summer 1997.
Links to many articles and documents about fluorides, fluoridation and symptoms of chronic fluoride poisoning. References are provided, with excerpts from the scientific literature showing escalating fluoride pollution and the adverse effects on human hea
Chapters 19, 20 and 21 of a book by Philip R.N. Sutton explaining how early fluoridation experiments and trials were mathematically flawed.
A comprehensive 1977 Canadian Government report about the effects on the environment based on listed scientific studies.
Water fluoride chemicals were never safety tested. This document is nominating silcofluorides, used by over 90% of US fluoridating communities, for health and safety testing for the first time. Prepared for Scott Masten, Ph.D. National Institute of Envi
Article by George Glasser - "Increasing Alzheimer's and primary brain tumors: The price of fluoridation?"
Fluoride toxicity symptoms and antidotes intended for professionals, but has value to patients as well.
From the faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Information on fluoride sources, fluorosis and its health implications.
Organzed to repel or stop fluoridation in Utah.
Article from Earth Island Institute Journal on fluoride and the environment.
Discussion of the contribution of fluoride to arsenic levels in drinking water, from the Konformist.
A 1993 study examining fluoride exposure and risk of bone fracture, effects on organs and reproduction, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, metabolism, and related issues.
Fluoride and fluoridation facts by Gary Null, PhD.
A citizens group campaigning for an end to water fluoridation in Ireland.
An interview with Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames, authors of "Fluoride Power," on their concerns regarding fluoride's impact on health and the thyroid.
Report from American Council on Science and Health (ACSH), a public health watchdog group.
Government report about toxicity of fluoride included that to certain subsets of the population, April 1993
An online report on the highly polarizing issue and questions about health risks versus benefits, continuing since 1945.
Surgeon General explains that tooth decay is still a major US problem in poor and minority populations and suggests ways to improve the situation.
Discusses the growing widespread concern over the fluoride issue. Neurotoxic effects of fluoride and the related halogen elements.
Constantly updated fluoridation information from the media and other sources.
Provides news, information and resources on opposition to fluoridation.
Basic and in depth information with e-petition, poll, links to fluoride-free products and activism information.
From the American Dental Association. Answer frequently asked questions about community water fluoridation, based on a summary of relevant published articles.
Bi-monthly water fluoridation news from Australia. Includes translation into several languages
Working to stop the fluoridation of water. Resources and information. Links to many articles.
Quoted material taken from the Institute of Medicine's On-Line Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Fluoride (1999).
Group opposes water fluoridation
Fluoridation 101 teaches how fluoridation began and why it may be unnecessary today, with links and news releases.
Are the claimed benefits of ingesting fluoride over-rated and the risks to our health and eco-system under-reported?
Environmental Research Foundation - Rachel's Weekly
US Environmental Protection Agency Scientists and other professionals tell you why it opposes drinking water fluoridation.
Highlights in North American Litigation during the twentieth century on artificial fluoridation of public water supplies.
Selling books and videos, also.
Facts on fluoridation from the California Dental Association.
The High Cholesterol/Thyroid Connection, and How Undiagnosed Thyroid Disease May Be the Reason for Your High Cholesterol, from your About.com Guide
Fluoride supplements are often prescribed in non-fluoridated areas. This article on a pediatrician's website says that's not such a good idea. Books for sale, newsletter, forums, links.
Second Look, a national non-profit concerned with the science and politics of controversial public policy issues, focuses on fluoridation and the science of fluoride. Second Look takes an educational approach and is building an online reference library w
Pollution from fluorine compounds is a major environmental health problem.
UK organization fighting water fluoridation with action items, information and links.
The Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) is an organization dedicated to improving the oral health of the residents of Massachusetts through the use of effective, community-based oral health education and preventive measures. MCOH seems to be or
Compilation of websites that discuss the fluoridation controversy.
Reporter Nicholas Regush gives a second look at fluoridation.
"How Honest Are Dentists?" By William Ecenbarger Dentists push for fluoridation. Should they be trusted?
Describes the impact of fluoridation in the West Midlands in the UK on promoting better dental health.
Article explains that airborne toxins, including fluoride, unknowingly, exposed workers to dangerous health effects while developing nuclear bombs for the US
Article by Darlene Sherrell asserting that the American Dental Association has colluded with industry to cover up the toxic properties of fluoride.
Report of a 1991 U.S. Public Health Service evaluation of fluoride in the diet and in drinking water.
Krishna Ram Ayurvigyan Shodh Sansthan, India (Krass India) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life, of people with various medical problems.
Fluoride started out as an unwanted contaminant. Examines how it was made beneficial, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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