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ADA misrepresented important findings in the 2006 National ResearchCouncil (NRC)(2) report and trivialized the significance of the dentalfluorosis epidemic afflicting American children (CDC, 2005).
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"We don't understand why the ADA won't deal honestly with the science thatcaused 600 professionals to urge fluoridation be ended,"(3) says Paul Connett,PhD, FAN Director.
The ADA says the NRC report is not relevant to water fluoridation, but,according to its website, made this statement before it had reviewed thereport. In March, 2006 it wrote: "Additional information will appear onADA.org after the report has been reviewed"(4) but no further information hasappeared.
Connett says, "The ADA assessment is totally superficial, in contrast tostatements from three NRC panel members who wrote important chapters in thereport."
Kathleen Thiessen, PhD says, "I have become increasingly convinced thatdeliberate exposure of a large fraction of the U.S. population ... touncontrolled and unmonitored intake of fluoride in their drinking water isunwise at best, and probably harmful to a substantial number of people."(5)
Hardy Limeback, PhD, DDS, writes, " ... it is obvious that the benefit offluoridation is next to nil. ... I am even more convinced that fluorideshould be banned as a systemic drug (which includes water fluoridation)..."(6)
Robert L. Isaacson, PhD adds, "The health of the entire country is at riskas long as fluoridation of the drinking water remains uncurbed."(6)
The ADA claims that dental fluorosis, which now impacts 32% of Americanchildren, is "so slight that only trained professionals can notice it."However, very mild fluorosis affects up to 25% of tooth surfaces and mild upto 50%(7). The CDC reports that 4% of children have moderate or severefluorosis(8), in which all tooth surfaces are affected, frequently with brownstaining and sometimes pitting.
"These categories are easy to identify and can result in psychologicalharm," says Connett. "We urge citizens to sign the ONLINE MESSAGE calling foran end to fluoridation and Congressional hearings at:http://www.FluorideAction.net."References: (1) www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=2625 (2) http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11571 (3) http://www.fluoridealert.org/statement.august.2007.html (4) http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/fluoride_report_response.pdf (5) http://www.fluoridealert.org/thiessen-letter.pdf (6) http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.quotes.aug.2007.pdf (7) http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/fluoridation_facts.pdf (8) http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/figures/s403a1t23.gif http://www.FluorideAction.Net
SOURCE Fluoride Action Network
