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If US halted fluoride, kids’ cavities would grow by millions, study says (www.denverpost.com)

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 months ago

9 out of 10 dentists agree.

1 out of 10 dentists is a scammer and a piece of shit.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That just encourages Repiblicans who thrive on the suffering of children.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Well that’s not entirely true. They also thrive on the suffering of women.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

And?

It's not as if Republicans care about children or anything.

Republicans (pretend to) care about fetuses. Children can go fuck right off and die as far as they are concerned. 5 years old? GET BACK TO WORK, SLAVE! That's Republicans for you

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Republicans care about fetuses.

They care about votes. Abortion is a very personal and divisive issue, so it's very easy to get people very agitated about it. Which means it's easier to get people to vote for them if they pander to people about it.

[+] TransSynthesist@lemmy.blahaj.zone -16 points 6 months ago (3 children)

There is more than enough fluoride in toothpaste for everyone. Brush your teeth.

My entire body doesn't need industrial waste byproducts of fertilizer production.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This is precisely the kind of thinking that leads to a massive increase in the cavity rate among communities.

But you, with your complete absence of practical knowledge on the topic, would gleefully use your wilful ignorance to wreak havoc on population health.

You're a blight on rational discourse about health, population health, and medicine in general.

To be clear, the direct result of crushing your dissent, is better dental health for your community.

[+] Alchalide@lemmy.world -9 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Why would you add fluoride to the water when you brush your teeth and go to the dentist?

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Because it's a public health issue.

Because I'm in favor of healthy populations, I favor all policies that make the population healthier.

I strongly favor crushing dissent from non-experts on the topic. In this specific case, the overwhelmingly positive outcome of reduced cavity rates, is totally worth the butthurt that anti-flouride folks experience.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I strongly favor crushing dissent from non-experts on the topic

You and me both. I'm so tired of things like reality being put to a vote, especially when that voting system is tilted in favor of some of the stupidest people. This is how you get Bobby Brainwormz who has no qualifications and no sense firing all the experts and deciding on matters of health based on his vibes.

When it comes to things like running complex systems like food and health regulation, I don't want dumbasses who take The Dude approach of "that's like your opinion, maaaaaaan" anywhere near the levers and switches of power.

If the average idiot wants to "do their own research" by consulting their Facebook/IG/Tiktok/Youtube feed and their yoga instructor, as long as they don't involve children or others, that's on them. It becomes a problem when these types of idiots start thinking they get to make the call for all of society. I absolutely want their "dissent" to be totally crushed.

[–] Buske@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

why brush your teeth if your going to the dentist?

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Why go to the dentist when I get these cool bleeding gums?

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

tbh my teeth-brushing/dentist regimen is calibrated to having minuscule amounts fluoride in the water. I’d prefer not to actually do the after-every-snack and every-six-months thing it would require to not.

[–] centof@lemm.ee -2 points 6 months ago

Pick your take: Because not everyone will brush and those most likely to get cavities tend to overlap with those who don't brush.

Because the fertilizer companies wanted a (cheap) way to 'safely' get rid of toxic byproducts of their production practices and lobbied the government add it to municipal water supplies. if they can turn toxic waste disposal costs into profit from selling toxic byproducts they kill two birds with one stone.

My take: Personally, I think that fluoridization would be better served by making it an opt out wash treatment in schools and keeping it in toothpaste. I don't see a need to waste money on excess low quality fluoride when a better quality and less quantity of fluoride can be used directly on the teeth. And that's already done in toothpaste and can additionally be done in schools for coverage of nonbrushers with the help of cooperative school nurses.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Cite your sources. Just for fun.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Oh look at you. You got toothpaste money to share?