Canada - Fluoridation a safe and proven strategy

Re: “Kids need to brush up on oral health: report,” The Mirror, Feb. 10.
The cost of adding fluoride to regional drinking water is minimal when compared to the large costs of reparative dental surgery these children and their families will face down the road.
Dental decay is the most frequent condition suffered by children other than the common cold, and is one of the leading causes of absences from school.
Water fluoridation is a safe, cost-effective strategy that will provide protective measures to Ontarians, especially children, regardless of their economic position.
According to a Health Canada report released in 2007, water fluoridation in the correct amount is both safe and effective. Furthermore, Health Canada’s website states they “support water fluoridation as a public health measure to prevent dental decay,” and that “the big advantage of water fluoridation is that it benefits all residents in a community, regardless of age, socioeconomic status, education or employment.”
These are the facts. Anything else is fear mongering.
Please take the time to get to know the facts about this important issue; they will make a tremendous difference to you and your family.

Dr. Larry Levin
President
Ontario Dental Association

Look into my eyes and believe everything I say.