New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

About 4 million children aged 2 - 17 have untreated cavities because they can't afford a dentist, according to a gov't report ( http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/series/sr_10/sr10_213.pdf )


American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry takes Coca Cola's $1 million grant and they help sell Coca Cola product fluoridated bottled water

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ap_newfullstory.asp?ID=22448

The California Dental Association to reimburse the Metropolitan Water District roughly $5 Million for retrofitting its systems to fluoridate California communities

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2003/10/15/news/top_stories/10_14_0319_55_21.txt


"It may...be that fluoridation of drinking water does not have a strong protective effect against early childhood caries (ECC)," reports dentist Howard Pollick, University of California, and colleagues, in the Winter 2003 Journal of Public Health Dentistry(1).

Pollick, a staunch fluoridation proponent and co-chairman of the California Fluoridation Task Force, found that poor children had the most cavities regardless of fluoridation status.

http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1364B000000F56F7E81925727268A

San Francisco Water Board Unveils Hetch Hetchy Bottled Water
Mayor purchases first bottle

San Francisco spends $2,500,000 on a fluoridation facility


Staff Recommendation: Approve the plans and specifications for Contract No. WD-2413, Sunol Valley Fluoridation Facility, and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to advertise, receive and evaluate bids. The engineer?s estimate is $2,500,000

and then sells and drinks fluoride free water
"Hetch Hetchy Mountain WaterTM is bottled in a convenient half-liter size. The bottled water contains no additives and is micron-filtered and ozonated to comply with state and federal regulations."

http://sfwater.org/main.cfm/MC_ID/5/MSC_ID/72

Here the mayor and water department personnel drinking fluoride-free bottled water while legislating that everyone else drink fluoride.

http://sfwater.org/detail.cfm/MSC_ID/72/MTO_ID/106/MC_ID/5/C_ID/1400/holdSession/1

Joint Center for Poverty Research Newsletter:

"The most common physical ailments reported by primary caregivers were severe obesity, arthritic conditions, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Among children, the most common conditions were severe asthma, obesity, seizures, and lead poisoning. Chronic dental problems were also very common for adults and children in many families, particularly in San Antonio. "

SFWATER.ORG : 10/14/03 Agenda San Francisco Public Utilities Commission



Staff Recommendation: Approve the plans and specifications for Contract No. WD-2413, Sunol Valley Fluoridation Facility, and authorize the General Manager of Public Utilities to advertise, receive and evaluate bids. The engineer’s estimate is $2,500,000