Fluoride: Portland City Council poised to back water treatment
Sunday, September 9, 2012 - 00:00
in Health & Medicine
Cities have wrestled with the notion of fluoridating water supplies to improve dental health for more than half a century. In the early days, naysayers warned that fluoride was conceived as a secret Communist weapon to pacify unruly populations. Advocates have pleaded that parents are losing the war on cavities and need community backup.