The growing list of  Canadian communities actively rejecting artificial fluoridation of drinking water:

Zoom in on the map, then point and click on a red dot to see the community particulars.

• Roblin, Manitoba – February 26, 2013
• Lasalle, Ontario – January 29, 2013
• Windsor, Ontario – January 29, 2013
• Bécancour, Québec – January 16, 2013
• Okotoks, Alberta – December 20, 2012
• Kirkland Lake, Ontario – December 18, 2012
• Rosetown, Saskatchewan – July 16, 2012
• Orillia, Ontario – July 16, 2012
• Tecumseh, Ontario – March 13, 2012
• Wynyard, Saskatchewan – March 1, 2012
• Amherstburg, Ontario – February 6, 2012
• Moncton, New Brunswick – December 19, 2011
• Dieppe, New Brunswick – December 12, 2011
• Lake Cowichan, British Columbia – November 19, 2011
• Williams Lake, British Columbia – November 19, 2011
• Lakeshore, Ontario – October 31, 2011
• Churchill, Manitoba – October 16, 2011
• Slave Lake, Alberta – September 12, 2011
• Taber, Alberta – July 20, 2011
• Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan – July 4, 2011
• Flin Flon, Manitoba – July 2011
• Calgary, Alberta – February 8, 2011
• Vercheres, Québec – February 7, 2011
• Athabaska, Alberta – November 1, 2010
• Waterloo, St. Jacobs, Elmira,  Ontario – October 25, 2010
• Gatineau, Québec – May 4, 2010
• Thunder Bay, Ontario – July 21, 2009
• Cranberry Portage, Manitoba – January 1, 2009
• Drayton Valley, Alberta – December 31, 2008
• Kingston, Ontario (Canadian Forces Base) – May 2008
• Dryden, Ontario – April 2008
• Québec City, Québec – April 1, 2008
• Region of Niagara, Ontario – January 24, 2008
• Kamsack, Saskatchewan – 2008
• Langham, Saskatchewan – 2007
• Golden, British Columbia – November  19, 2005
• Foam Lake, Saskatchewan – 2005
• Burns Lake, British Columbia – June  25, 2003
• Dutton-Dunwich, Ontario – June 2003
• West Elgin, Ontario – June 2003
• Preeceville, Saskatchewan – 2003
• Rosthern, Saskatchewan – 2003
• Cobalt, Ontario – December 11, 2001
• Kamloops, British Columbia – October  13, 2001
• Whitehorse, Yukon – July 28, 1998
• Kitimat, British Columbia – March  1998
• Kelowna, British Columbia – November 16, 1996
• Campbell River, British Columbia – April 1993
• Port Hardy, British Columbia – November 1993
• Squamish, British Columbia – November 1993
• Comox-Courtenay, British Columbia – February 1992
• Vancouver, British Columbia – early 1960′s

1 litre (L) of water = 1000 millilitres (mL) of water

1 tablespoon of water = 15 millilitres (mL) of water

15 millilitres (mL) of water =  0.015 L of water (15 ÷1000)

artificially fluoridated water typically contains about 0.7 milligrams (mg) of fluoride per litre … that’s 0.7 mg/L

1 tablespoon of 0.7 mg/L fluoridated water contains 0.0105 mg fluoride (0.7 mg x 0.015 L)

Health Canada claims “adequate intake” of daily fluoride for babies is 0.01 mg of fluoride (10 micrograms).

 That’s one tablespoon of fluoridated water
per day for baby !

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Canada’s Chief Dental Officer of Health Dr. Peter Cooney

Canadian research shows that a lifetime of drinking fluoridated water is not effective at reducing cavities.

Read even more telling Canadian water fluoridation research here…

Health Canada’s Chief Dental Officer (Dr. Peter Cooney) concedes that fluoridation practice reduces cavity rates by less than one cavity per child.

Have a close listen to this short but revealing audio clip below:

Yet, Dr. Cooney still claims every $1 spent on water fluoridation saves $38 (or more) in dental treatment related costs.

If it costs $1/person/year to fluoridate, it can certainly cost $75/person/lifetime to fluoridate (person living just 75 years x $1 per year).

If $1 spent on fluoridation did save $38 in dental treatment related costs, $75 spent should save $2,850.00 (75 x 38).

1 average filling costs about $150 (2012 Ontario dental fee guide).

So, $75 spent on fluoridation may save only $150 … not $2,850.00

$1 spent per year on lifetime fluoridation may save only $2.00/year (150 ÷ 75) … and the feds don’t even pay for fluoridation, municipal taxpayers (you) do!

Beyond just the chemical cost to fluoridating, there is training, handling, monitoring, management, repair, maintenance, infrastructure and equipment replacement costs to keeping fluoridation flowing.

Added to that is the cost of accelerated corrosion to water distribution pipes/systems/infrastructure due to the highly corrosive nature of the fluoridation chemical known as hydrofluorosilicic acid.  Alternatively, there is the added cost of corrosion control ‘buffering chemicals’ required to limit corrosion otherwise caused by this fluoridation chemical.

Then there are health and safety compliance costs, regulatory costs, and municipal liability costs taken on when a community decides to fluoridate and chooses what fluoridation chemical to use.

The cost of treating dental fluorosis caused by water fluoridation should also be considered. One in 10 children nowadays have objectionable fluorosis from fluoridation for which they seek dental treatment. The treatments can range from $500 per person for simple microabrasion and bleaching to $20,000 per person for caps or veneers.

Also, the significant cost to taxpayers for the continual federal/provincial/territorial/municipal public health marketing and promotion of water fluoridation.

After adding all these costs into the ‘mix’, water fluoridation actually saves us nothing.

Fluoridation ends up costing taxpayers more money than it ever saves.

It’s time we addressed dental decay in a much more direct and targeted manner.

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