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Fraser Coast Chronicle
Letter to the Editor
31 March 2006
Dear Editor,
No country has banned water fluoridation
I write to inform your readers that contrary to the statement by D Weymiens (Letters, March 29), no country has banned water fluoridation and the European Union allows fluoridation set at a maximum level of 1.5ppm.
More than 100 of the world’s leading health and scientific authorities including
Australian Medical Association; World Health Organisation; UK Medical Research Council; The Royal College of Physicians (UK); US-based Centers for Disease Control; American Medical Association; US Public Health Service; Australian Public Health Association and Queensland Health endorse fluoridation of water supplies as a safe and cost-effective public health measure.
It is nonsense to suggest crowns cost $12,000 per person. In reality those living in all other states but Queensland are less likely to have tooth decay and are therefore less likely to need crowns.
Robert McCray
President
Australian Dental Association
Queensland Branch
All of the information included on this web site is accurate to the best of knowledge of the Australian Dental Association (Queensland Branch). To make the text more readable for non-scientists, ADAQ has deliberately minimised attributions and links to supporting files or scientific attachments. However these sources are readily available if required and many can be found via www.health.qld.gov.au/fluoride. |
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