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Originally Posted by TorqueDog
The Canadian Dental Association link is rubbish, to be quite honest with you.
In response to the study done by York University, Dr. Ben Goldacre actually read and analysed the report; he had this to say:
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Thanks for his critique, found here:
http://www.badscience.net/2008/02/fo...bodily-fluids/
Lots to sort through here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_flouridation
When public action undermines public health: a critical examination of antifluoridationist literature
http://anzhealthpolicy.com/content/4/1/25
Statements regarding the scientific controversy surrounding water fluoridation are generally regarded as artefacts of antifluoridationist activity, with actual scientific debate over water fluoridation being resolved decades ago. Almost all major dental and health organisations either support water fluoridation or have found no association between it and adverse health effects [20]. Nonetheless, propagating the idea of an ongoing scientific debate gives the illusion of scientific uncertainty and is a favoured tactic of water fluoridation opponents.
Systematic reviews, such as the York report [60], which include no studies classified by its criteria as Level A, are cited as supposed proof of the total absence of high quality evidence [59], confusing the concept of quality with the York report's evidence classification.
The evidence for the effectiveness of water fluoridation is incontrovertible. More than a dozen large-scale literature reviews have found water fluoridation, even against a backdrop of high discretionary fluoride use, to confer a caries preventive benefit in children. Further to this, water fluoridation and its effect on the tooth structure provides a benefit to adults across their lifespan.
http://jdr.sagepub.com/content/86/5/410.full
Of interest to lawyers:
http://www.bfsweb.org/documents/summ...%20jauncey.pdf