Shots - Health Blog Tue November 15, 2011 Fluoride In Drinking
Water? No Thanks, Says Florida County The federal Centers for
Disease Control calls fluoridated water one of the top 10 public
health achievements of the 20th century. But many people still
aren't convinced. In Florida, opponents recently persuaded
Pinellas County commissioners to stop adding fluoride to the
water supply — a practice the county began in 2003. By the end
of the year, Pinellas will once again be the largest county in
Florida without fluoridated water. That vote came as a surprise
to those who thought the question of whether to fluoridate water
has long been settled. Not so, says county commissioner Norm
Roche, a fluoridation opponent. "Whenever you're dealing with
the public drinking water supply ... no argument should ever be
considered closed," Roche says. Fluoridated water is endorsed by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. surgeon
general, the American Dental Association, and the medical
establishment as a wh