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If US halted fluoride, kids’ cavities would grow by millions, study says (www.denverpost.com)
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[+] -9 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Why would you add fluoride to the water when you brush your teeth and go to the dentist?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Because it's a public health issue.

    Because I'm in favor of healthy populations, I favor all policies that make the population healthier.

    I strongly favor crushing dissent from non-experts on the topic. In this specific case, the overwhelmingly positive outcome of reduced cavity rates, is totally worth the butthurt that anti-flouride folks experience.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago*

    I strongly favor crushing dissent from non-experts on the topic

    You and me both. I'm so tired of things like reality being put to a vote, especially when that voting system is tilted in favor of some of the stupidest people. This is how you get Bobby Brainwormz who has no qualifications and no sense firing all the experts and deciding on matters of health based on his vibes.

    When it comes to things like running complex systems like food and health regulation, I don't want dumbasses who take The Dude approach of "that's like your opinion, maaaaaaan" anywhere near the levers and switches of power.

    If the average idiot wants to "do their own research" by consulting their Facebook/IG/Tiktok/Youtube feed and their yoga instructor, as long as they don't involve children or others, that's on them. It becomes a problem when these types of idiots start thinking they get to make the call for all of society. I absolutely want their "dissent" to be totally crushed.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago

    Pick your take: Because not everyone will brush and those most likely to get cavities tend to overlap with those who don't brush.

    Because the fertilizer companies wanted a (cheap) way to 'safely' get rid of toxic byproducts of their production practices and lobbied the government add it to municipal water supplies. if they can turn toxic waste disposal costs into profit from selling toxic byproducts they kill two birds with one stone.

    My take: Personally, I think that fluoridization would be better served by making it an opt out wash treatment in schools and keeping it in toothpaste. I don't see a need to waste money on excess low quality fluoride when a better quality and less quantity of fluoride can be used directly on the teeth. And that's already done in toothpaste and can additionally be done in schools for coverage of nonbrushers with the help of cooperative school nurses.

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