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The Safety and Efficacy of Water Fluoridation

The Safety and Efficacy of Water Fluoridation Yolanda Esokpunwu, MPH Walden University PUBH 6165-2 Instructor: Dr. Jalal Ghaemghami Summer Quarter, 2009. The Safety and Efficacy of Water Fluoridation . Moms this presentation is for you Why is Fluoride added to water? Fluoride Action Network.

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The Safety and Efficacy of Water Fluoridation

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  1. The Safety and Efficacy of Water FluoridationYolanda Esokpunwu, MPHWalden UniversityPUBH 6165-2Instructor: Dr. Jalal GhaemghamiSummer Quarter, 2009

  2. The Safety and Efficacy of Water Fluoridation Moms this presentation is for you Why is Fluoride added to water? Fluoride Action Network

  3. To prevent tooth decay

  4. Water Fluoridation • Minor benefit to teeth, or no benefit at all • Fluoride is not an essential nutrient • Canadian government review: “The magnitude of fluoridations effects is not large in absolute terms, is often not statistically significant and may be of no clinical significance.” Fluoride action network

  5. Nation-wide evidence indicates that the rate of bone and joint cancer is on the rise in fluoridated countries but not in none fluoridated countries.Journal of Environmental Health, 2002

  6. What are potential risks of consuming fluoridated water?

  7. Causes Acute Adverse Reactions • Several Double-blind studies have shown that fluoridate water can often cause acute adverse reactions. • Gastrointestinal symptoms • Stomatitis • Joint pains • Polydipsia • Headaches • Visual disturbances • Muscular weakness • Extreme tiredness Holisticmed.com

  8. What makes fluoride different from other chemicals added to water? Its not necessary to make water safe for being consumed

  9. Does Fluoride Need to be Swallowed in order to prevent tooth decay?

  10. Does Fluoride occur naturally in water?

  11. Is Fluoridated water safe for babies?

  12. According to Health Canadian • Children under three should never use fluoridate toothpaste. • Or drink fluoridated water. • Baby formula must never be made up using Toronto tap water. Never! • Dr. Hardy Limeback, Fluoride Expert

  13. Is Fluoridate water safe for people with kidney disease?Fluoride Action Network

  14. How do you avoid fluoride from tap water? • Water filters: Reverse-Osmosis Activated Alumina • Spring Water: • Has 0.1 ppm Fluoride • 10 less than what is added for water fluoridation

  15. A Surprising Connection between Fluoride and the Dawning of the Nuclear Age

  16. Fluoride is the same substance used to make the ATOMIC BOMB!

  17. Professional Statement Calling for an End to Water Fluoridation August 9, 2007

  18. Professional Statement Calling for an End to Water Fluoridation IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT __________________________________________ ) NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, INC., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Civ. No. 85-1839 v. ) ) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, and ) LEE M. THOMAS, ADMINISTRATOR, ) ) Respondents. ) __________________________________________) consolidated with ) SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ) ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civ. No. 85-1854 ) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, ) ) Respondent. ) __________________________________________)

  19. Doesn’teveryone fluoridate their water?

  20. The Failure of Fluoridation in the United Kingdom

  21. A study published in 2000 showed that the dumping of toxic silicofluoride compounds into water (“fluoridation”) causes an increase in blood lead levels in children. Holisticmed.com

  22. Increases Lead and Arsenic Exposure • Lead • Arsenic • Radio nuclides • Toxic Waste Byproduct

  23. Stakeholders • Government • Metal Industry • Pesticide Industries • Families • General Public • Dentists • Physicians • Politicians

  24. For More Detailed Information of Fluoride and Proper Dental Care: • Fluoridation Does Not Prevent Tooth Decay • Fluoride: Detailed General & Scientific Information • Fluoride: Journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research • Parents of Fluoride Poisoned Children: Main Page/ Toxicological Profile/ Thyroid Page • International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology Position Paper on Fluoridation • HolisticMed.com

  25. More Detailed Information About Fluoride and Proper Dental Care Cont. • Scientific Statement signed by 1,500+ U. S. Environment Protection Agency Scientists and Professionals • NoFuoride.com (Statements by Scientific and Medical Experts) • Fluoride Action Network • Fluoride Issues Web Page • Fluorides & Fluoridation: Evidence Based on Science? • Citizens for Safe Drinking Water • Fluoride: the Deadly Legacy by Gary Null HolisticMed.com

  26. References: Bryson, C. G. (1997). Fluoride, Teeth, and the Atomic Bomb. Retrieved June 19, 2009, from Holisticmed.com: http:///www.holisticmed.com/fluoride/toxic.html Downey, M. (1999, April 25). Fluoridation in Calgary. Retrieved July 5, 2009, from The Toronto Star: http://www/fluoridation.com/news.hmt#TorontoStar

  27. References Cont. • Fluoride Action Network. (2009). July 3, 2009, from Fluoride Action Network: http://Frequently Asked Questions. Retrieved www.fluoridealert.org/faqs.html • Sutton, P. (1996). The Question of Delayed Onset of Caries. Retrieved July 5, 2009, from The Greatest Fraud Fluoridation: http://www.fluoridation.com/sutton.htm#delayederuption

  28. References Cont. • The National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 280. (1998, April 20). EPA Scientists Take Action Against EPA for Failing to Protect Public Health, 1986. Retrieved July 1, 2009, from Fluoridation.com: http://www.fluoridation.com/abstract.html • Water Fluoridation Debate. (2002). Journal of Environmental Health, 65 (3), 52.

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