Artificial Fluoridation of Municipal Water Supplies to Prevent Dental Decay Is Introduced
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series
- Categories: Science, Medicine, Health, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Biology, Biologists, Scientists, Doctors, Physicians, Nurses
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: January, 1945
Article abstract: Artificial fluoridation of municipal water supplies to prevent dental decay began in 1945 and continues amid controversy to the present.
Summary of Event
Since 1945, the fluoridation of water supplies has shown how politically and socially controversial “science” can be. Proponents of fluoridation have insisted that it inhibits tooth decay with little or no health risk. They have done so in the face of opposition that has charged them with forwarding Communist designs, with removing people’s freedom of choice, and with destroying...
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