Fluoridation Useless for Low-Income Children, Federal Data Shows

It was the whole "suffer the children" argument that was used against my anti-fluoride presentation to the Durango City Water Council in the late 00's, by a rep from the CO Dept of Public Health, and a local dentist. They had absolutely nothing but anecdotes to compete with, against the concerning conclusions from a swath of scientific journal articles I presented, and went for the sweet tooth of all the folks working on that board, by giving skewed non-academic bivariate statistics on the prevalence of cavities in low-income local Native American children - purporting that worsening conditions would affect them (and the rest of the local population) if we stopped fluoridating the water supply. And now what?

Fluoridation Useless for Low-Income Children, Federal Data Shows

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CDC 2011/2012 statistics reveal low-income children's tooth decay rates are increasing substantially - despite record numbers of children served fluoride from water, foods, dental products andmedicines causing an overall alarming surge in fluoride-overdose symptoms – dental fluorosis (discolored teeth), reports theNew York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF)

Decay rates for children, living 100% below the Federal Poverty Level, are 40% in three- to five-year-olds; 69% in six- to nine-year-olds; and 74% in 13-15 year-olds, based on Federal data (2011/2012 NHANES) to be presented at an American Public Health Association Meeting 11/2/16).

Previous cavity rates (NHANES III 1988-1994) for similar children's primary teeth were much lower - 30% of 2-5 year-olds; 42% of 6-12 year-olds and 34% of 15-18 year-olds' permanent teeth.

"Claims that poor children need fluoride are without merit or evidence," says attorney Paul Beeber, NYSCOF President. "It's the dental care delivery system that needs fixing. Low-income Americans need dental care not fluoride."

In fact, dental Expenses were a leading contributor to Medical Debt in 2012

Along with low-income children's rampant cavities, all children's dental fluorosis rates surged, according to CDC's 2011-2012 NHANES survey. Fifty-eight percent of all children (6-19 year olds) now have fluorosis, with a staggering 21% of children displaying moderate fluorosis on at least two teeth. Black children are most afflicted.

"Fluorosis is the outward sign of fluoride toxicity," says Beeber.

"By focusing on fluoridation instead of diet and dentist-access, organized dentistry allowed a national dental health crisis to occur on its watch and created a new one – dental fluorosis," says dentist David Kennedy, past-president of IAOMT (International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology).  "It's reckless to allow organized dentistry to vouch for fluoride safety. Adverse health effects, outside of the oral cavity from ingested fluoride, are not within the purview of dentistry, according to the California Board of Dental Examiners."

Claims that stopping fluoridation would raise tooth decay rates are disproved by several studies.

Also, Poughkeepsie NY stopped fluoridation in 2008. Third-graders cavity rates declined steadily – 61% in 2013; 51% in June 2014; 45% in October 2014; and 31% in 2015, according to NYU researchers.

Research shows fluoride ingestion is more likely to cause fluorosis than prevent a cavity, according to Fluoride Action Network.

Contact: David Kennedy, DDS davidkennedy-dds@cox.net  800-728-3833
Paul Beeber, JD nyscof@aol.com
http://www.FluorideAction.Net

SOURCE New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc.