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The Pros And Cons Of Fluoridation

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During the 1950s, as the federal public relations endeavors grew stronger, the Public Health Service endorsed fluoridation. The opposition of fluoridation grew as well, however, the pro-fluoridation groups and governmental agencies ensured that any professionals that openly opposed it would be seen as uneducated and incompetent. “Medical professionals critical of fluoride were regularly mauled in the press, while doctors and dentists were expelled from their professional organizations for anti-fluoride heresy” (Bryson, 2004, p.165). Additionally, scientists that discover detrimental evidence against fluoride experience being criticized and segregated from the scientific community. Dr. George Waldbott, was known for being one of the first
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