Iowa cities must tell citizens before they stop adding fluoride

 

Iowa cities must tell citizens before they stop adding fluoride to water, new law says

Ely and Tama among cities that recently stopped

Less than a century ago, it was unusual for a 30-year-old not to have dentures, according to Dr. Bob Russell, Iowa’s public health dental director.

A lot has changed in oral hygiene, but one of the most sweeping changes and one that helps poor and wealthy people alike is the fluoridation of drinking water. Boosting the natural fluoride in drinking water hardens the enamel on people’s teeth and makes teeth less vulnerable to cavities.

Less than a century ago, it was unusual for a 30-year-old not to have dentures, according to Dr. Bob Russell, Iowa’s public health dental director.

A lot has changed in oral hygiene, but one of the most sweeping changes and one that helps poor and wealthy people alike is the fluoridation of drinking water. Boosting the natural fluoride in drinking water hardens the enamel on people’s teeth and makes teeth less vulnerable to cavities..................