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Fluoridation face-off, conflicting information mean residents should help make a choice. August 18, 2006

In deciding whether to add fluoride to the city's water supply, the Corning City Council faces one of its most difficult decisions in recent years.
What makes it more difficult than a budget vote or a decision on parking regulations is the science involved. It is complicated, and it is used by fluoridation proponents and opponents to come to starkly different conclusions.On one side are many of the city's dentists and physicians, who say the proper concentration of fluoride will reduce tooth decay without having any serious negative effects.On the other side are fluoridation opponents -- some local, some not -- who claim the substance has no effect on tooth decay and in fact is sometimes responsible for serious health problems, including cancer.Council members are all intelligent and dedicated public servants. But few if any of them have the background to decipher the highly technical reports they have been bombarded with.Dueling experts who addressed the council last week didn't add much clarity to the discussion. Dr. Jay Kumar, a state public health dentist, said fluoridation has been successful for decades in the United States and other countries, such as China and Vietnam.Peter Connett, a fluoridation opponent who teaches chemistry at St. Lawrence University, countered that there is no evidence for fluoridation's dental health benefits and that it can cause serious health problems.