analysis of inaccuracies in community water fluoridation powerpoint

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Analysis of Inaccuracies in Community Water Fluoridation PowerPoint

Community Water Fluoridation Power Point

Presented to the Health and Social Services and Works Committee

Presented by Dr. Patricia Abbey, John Presta, and Hong Ge

Analysis by Free Durham from Fluoride


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PDF of Power point:

http://www.durham.ca/departments/health/den

tal/fluoridationPresentation.pdf

Minutes of Presentation- Page 148:

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Corrections: The fluoride that is

added into the water supply is an

industrial byproduct called

hydrofluorosilicic acid. Even

naturally occurring fluoride causes

health problems in communities

with excess amounts in their water.Fluoride is not a nutrient; we do not

suffer from a lack of fluoride in our

bodies. If fluoride is to help resist

tooth decay, then why are we

swallowing it? Many dentists now

currently admit that fluoride only

works when topical and not

systemic.

Corrections: It is very important to

research the history of how

fluoridation came to be, who

proposed water fluoridation, and

where this chemical comes from.

The history includes the phosphate

and aluminum industries and how

they took steps to rid themselves of

the pollution and waste they were

creating.

Christopher Bryson, award-winning

journalist wrote a book called The

Fluoride Deception which outlines

the full history of water fluoridation.

Here he is in an interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Corrections: These are just

endorsers/supports not facts.
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4/9

Corrections: The low amount of

inquires indicates that this issue has

not been fully brought to the

attention of the Durham

committees and that not very much

pressure has been put on Durham

Region about ending water

fluoridation. Thank you to those

individuals who have sent those

emails.

Corrections: Health and Social

Services and Works Committee hada joint meeting where this power

point was shown. Two residents

attended and provided their own

presentation. These individuals

were Misty Oulton and Todd Baron

who explained the dangers of

fluoride and asked the committee

to stop fluoridating Durham Region.

This meeting was November 10-

2011 and the minutes can be found

on this page:

http://www.durham.ca/extcontent.

asp?nr=div&axion=minagend&listm

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Corrections: Once again these are

just endorsers/supports not facts.

The only opposition they have listed

is the Fluoride Action Network (in

the previous slide). Having

opposition itself and questions

regarding the safety of fluorideitself is reason enough to not put it

in the water.
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5/9

Corrections: These graphs were

taken from the Systematic review of

water fluoridation from the British

Medical Journal (BMJ). You can see

the source located at the bottom of

the page. Why have they used this

synopsis, which is a review of areview of studies? On the website

they have used, it is said that are

many problems associated with the

review such as:

Many studies did not present an

analysis at all, while others did not

attempt to control for potentially

confounding factors. Age, sex,

social class, ethnicity, country, tooth

type (primary or permanent), meandaily regional temperature, use of

fluoride, total fluoride consumption,

method of measurement (clinical

exam or radiographs, or both), and

training of examiners are all

possible confounding factors in the

assessment of development of

dental caries.

What this study adds

A systematic review of waterfluoridation reveals that the quality

of the evidence is low.

http://www.bmj.com/content/321/726

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Even though this imprecise

systematic review shows the

decline in dental caries in

fluoridated cities, it also reveals

that dental fluorosis is highlyassociated with the concentration

of fluoride in the water. Dental

fluorosis is the symptom of a body

being over exposed to fluoride.

Therefore, this study review does

not show without a doubt

benefits of fluoride, but instead

that fluoride should continue to be

questioned and tested.
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6/9

Corrections: Is this really currently

economical? Recently Durham has

reported that they are going to

increase the water and sanitary

sewer rates by a combined 8.4 per

cent in 2013. These increased rates

along with others that may rise too,

will accumulate over time, so

should not the $200,000 spent on

fluoride be put towards the

expenses the region needs?

Corrections: It is not very equitable

for the low income families who do

not want the fluoride in their water

and cannot afford water filters. This

is instead, unethical since all

demographics of Durham Region

receive fluoride whether they areaware of fluoride or not and do not

consent to its addition. Lastly, it is

unethical since everyone regardless

of their weight, age, or health,

receive different dosages of fluoride

depending on how much they drink.


7/9

Corrections: We receive the

hydrofluosilicic acid from the

chemical distributor company

Brenntag Canada Inc.

The Material Safety Data Sheetfrom this company outlines the

following:

Toxic and corrosive

Product Use: Glass manufacturing,

chemical intermediate, laboratory

reagent

Fluoride is a bone seeker, and

excessive amounts will produceweakening and degeneration of the

bone structure

This document also reports other

health effects from fluoride,

including fluorosis and how excess

amounts weaken tooth enamel in

children.

You can find this document on the

Anti-Fluoride Durham facebook

page who obtained this document

through a request of information

email.

http://www.facebook.com/AntiFluo

rideDurham
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8/9

Corrections: Here is the 2011

Annual Water Quality Reports

Archives:

http://www.durham.ca/works.asp?

nr=/departments/works/reports/an

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Corrections: The systematic review

they included is flawed in many

ways such as how they excluded

animal and toxicological studies in

their review. Many of the studies in

the York Review have been

criticized and many leave out major

studies illustrating the negative

effects of fluoride.

See Professor Trevor A. Sheldon

statement, Chair of the Reviews

Advisory Group. He wrote the

following in order to correct the

errors being carried on about thisreview:

http://www.fluoridealert.org/conte

nt/sheldon-york-review/
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Corrections: It is known that

fluoride accumulates in the bones

and in the brain. Fluoride can

contribute to cause every illness

highlighted in the points on this

slide.

Health effects can be found on the

Fluoride Action Network:

http://www.fluoridealert.org/issues

/health/

Corrections: If a question was asked

to residents as to if they know what

fluoride is, it will show the

awareness levels that are out there.

When people answered with not

sure, is it because they were

undecided as to support it or not, or

that they do not know what fluoride

is? These questions need to be

answered.

Report:

http://www.durham.ca/departmen

ts/health/health_statistics/rrfss/Wa

terFluoridation.pdf

This is the last slide.

Why is a reference page

not included? If a power

point is available on the

Durham website, a page

citing the resources should

be required for the public.
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