Alberta Council has announced that it will withdraw its 20-year-old fluoridation law
On Monday, the Alberta Council has announced that it will withdraw its 20-year-old fluoridation law. The formal announcement on the discontinuation of fluoridation will be made within two weeks.
The decision has been taken, after a lengthy debate between the authorities, local people and dentists. Fluoridation costs about $750,000 a year to the authorities and will soon require $6-million to upgrade the system at its treatment plants, if the procedure continues.
The dentists of the region claims that discontinuation of water supply will give rise to oral health problems, especially tooth decay among kids. People of the low-income group, who cannot afford the treatment, will be most affected by the ruling.
Dr. Euan Swan, Manager of Dental Systems for the Canadian Dental Association, wrote in an e-mail that the cost of individual professional fluoride applications to individuals at high risk of dental caries is greater than the cost of community water fluoridation.
In response to the appeal made by the dentists to continue the fluoridation of water supply, the US and Calgary officials said that recent scientific evidences have shown that a high intake of fluoride can place people at risk of bone abnormalities and fractures.
The decision has been taken, after a lengthy debate between the authorities, local people and dentists. Fluoridation costs about $750,000 a year to the authorities and will soon require $6-million to upgrade the system at its treatment plants, if the procedure continues.
The dentists of the region claims that discontinuation of water supply will give rise to oral health problems, especially tooth decay among kids. People of the low-income group, who cannot afford the treatment, will be most affected by the ruling.
Dr. Euan Swan, Manager of Dental Systems for the Canadian Dental Association, wrote in an e-mail that the cost of individual professional fluoride applications to individuals at high risk of dental caries is greater than the cost of community water fluoridation.
In response to the appeal made by the dentists to continue the fluoridation of water supply, the US and Calgary officials said that recent scientific evidences have shown that a high intake of fluoride can place people at risk of bone abnormalities and fractures.
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