Bet the survey was completely unbiased!

Surveys supportwater fluoridation10.03.2006 By MARY MANN mary.mann@northernstar.com.au
LISMORE dentist Dr Brendan White is adamant that drilling at little kids’ teeth every day of the week shouldn’t happen. He believes fluoridating our water supply is the answer. "It would see a 50 per cent decrease in tooth decay in children by the time they started school," said Dr White, president of the Far North Coast division of the Australian Dental Association (ADA) NSW branch. "We know fluoridating our water supply could make a huge difference to the health of people’s teeth." The results of two recent independent surveys into the attitudes of local communities to water fluoridation were recently presented to Rous Water. The surveys found that the majority of North Coast residents supported water fluoridation. Oral Health project manager John Irving said the results of the survey were not surprising. "Several other recent independent surveys had come up with similar results," he said. However there are some who feel fluoridating our water is ‘a criminal act’. "Anyone who wishes this toxin [fluoride] on other people is a criminal," said Tora Blackman, a member of the Safe Water Action Network. "It’s an industrial waste product. It’s highly toxic and is used as a rat and cockroach poison." Ms Blackman said daily in- take of fluoride could accumulate in your body and cause cancer, kidney disease and female infertility. "It’s a violation of our freedom of choice, a form of forced mass medication," she said. "It’s a terrible, terrible thing." However Dr White said the small quantity of fluoride that would be added to the water supply would not effect the health of residents in any negative way. "We know it’s safe," he said. "Over 90 per cent of the state receives a fluoridated water supply and there have been no related health issues." of drinking water.