Invest in anything related to cavity filling and tooth extraction.
Reality gives no fucks about incorrect opinions.
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Can you invest in children dying from preventable infections related to poor oral health? Because that's coming too.
We literally just saw a child die from an entirely preventable disease just this week. A child in the US, died from measles. Something we've had readily available vaccines for for many decades.
Don't care how much pain the family is in, I'd still slap the shit out of them for opting out of one of the safest vaccines for one of the most preventable illnesses. As a parent that tries so hard not to screw up their kids and give them a good life I'm fucking livid at this.
In other news, Utah slated to be the #1 place for dentists to live and work in the near future.
It's Utah, so there will likely be a Alternative Dental Care MLM popping up any minute
😂😂
Don't give them any ideas..
Utah kids are about to develop lots more cavities. There wasn’t fluoride in the water where I was born. I had a huge cavity problem while my brothers had none or one.
Sooo...
Soon you'll be able to identify a Mormon more easily...??
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As someone who lives in Utah, trust me, you don’t need any help to ID them. There’s a vibe that’s immediately apparent and impossible to miss once you know what you’re looking for lol
Long but great vid on the issue that shows just how fucking stupid an idea like this is:
That was a great and also very long video. Subscribed.
By the way the video did state that the benefit of flouridated water is only a 10% reduction in cavities*, whereas people in this thread are acting like every Utahan's teeth are going to fall out immediately following this decision.
*But considering that comes with absolutely no downsides.. that's great, and it is still super dumb to stop flouridating the city water.
Glad you liked it! She’s great! I highly recommend her video on why tech bro billionaires are so into physics. It’s HILARIOUS and informative!
I just finished this. Amazing video
"Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water, or rain water, and only pure-grain alcohol Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation. Fluoridation of water? Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?
I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids!"
-- these goobers
I don’t expect this to happen in my state, but if it does, what’s the best recourse? Stock up on fluoridated toothpaste and brush extra? Get fluoride treatment at dental checkups? Something else? I don’t have kids, but if I ever do, I want their teeth to be healthy.
I grew up with rural well water (so no fluoride). I would get fluoride treatments whenever I went in for cleanings, and eventually was prescribed a fluoridadted toothpaste. Both are affective.
Someone bottling tap water in neighbouring states to sell them to these wise men.