Democracy,
Discrimination
&
Public Trust
by
Canadian Dental Association Code of Ethics:
http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/cda/about_cda/code_of_ethics/index.asp
“Dentists shall not represent their education,
qualifications or competence in any way that would
be false or misleading.”
Health Canada
“Health Canada endorses the fluoridation of drinking water to
prevent tooth decay, but does not participate in the decision to
fluoridate a water supply.”
Health Canada response to Petition 221B to the Auditor General of
Canada, Question #3 Available from:
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/pet_221B_e_31256.html
IF HEALTH CANADA DOES NOT PARTICIPATE...
WHY ARE YOU HERE DR. COONEY?
Health Canada 2007
Findings and Recommendations Panel
THIS IS NOT AN INDEPENDENT, UNBIASED PANEL
All 6 Panel members are historically known to promote artificial water fluoridation.
3 are dentists with no expertise in toxicology.
IRONICALLY
3 members of the panel have published recent peer-reviewed studies
(Clark, Levy, Kumar) which show that:

water fluoridation is not protecting teeth

water fluoridation causes significant increases in dental fluorosis
Dr. Cooney, Dec 3, 2007, Thunder
Bay City Council
In response to an enquiry by
Thunder Bay councillor as to
why provinces like British
Columbia seem uninterested in
artificial water fluoridation:
"In, for example, British
Columbia you tend to
have a lot of what we
call tree-huggers or
environmentalist folks.
They tend to feel that
they are not comfortable
with fluoride in the
water."
Misleading Statements from the
Chief Dental Office of Canada.
Hamilton BOH July 9, 2008 Presentation by 2 staff members
from the Chief Dental Office of Canada
“Some communities have enough natural fluoride to protect teeth
from cavities” (Stratford, Ontario)
Reality Check:
Stratford exceeds Health Canada's MAC Safety Guidelines for
natural fluoride concentrations (MAC = 1.5mg/L) - 2006
Stratford water results are 1.4-2.1mg/L
Stratford Hospital advises parents of newborns not to use
this municipal water.
Water fluoridation is the single largest
source of fluorides & single largest cause of
fluoride disease
US Centers for Disease
Control:
“Water and processed beverages
(e.g., soft drinks and fruit juices) can
provide approximately 75% of a
person's fluoride intake”
US Centers for Disease Control – Enamel Fluorosis
http://www.cdc.gov/FLUORIDATION/safety/enamel_fluorosis.htm
2006 U.S. National Research
Council Review:
“The major dietary source of fluoride
for most people in the United
States is fluoridated municipal
(community)
drinking
water,
including water consumed directly,
food and beverages prepared at
home or in restaurants from
municipal drinking water, and
commercial
beverages
and
processed foods originating from
fluoridated municipalities.” NRC 2006 p. 24
Which Health Canada representative are
we to believe???
Dr. Peter Cooney ???
"Fluorosis is not caused by Water Fluoridation"
Dr. Peter Cooney Jan 13, 2004, Red Lake
Minutes
Health Canada Response Petition to the Auditor General of Canada
“It is expected for dental fluorosis rates to drop if fluoridation is discontinued”
Petition #221 B #12 ???
Dr. Michelle Giddings PhD???
Manager of the Water Quality and Science Division in the Water Quality and Health
Bureau, Health Canada's Secretariat for the Federal/Provincial/Territorial
committee on Drinking Water
"Clearly the simplest way of reducing the prevalence of fluorosis in child
populations is to cease to fluoridate community water supplies.“
Affidavit, Exhibit 15, pg. 151
Canadian Charter of Rights and
Freedoms
Artificial water fluoridation is anti-democratic because it does
not respect the rights and freedoms of individuals.
Section 15: Equality Rights
Any law or action which imposes burdens, obligations or
disadvantages to minorities is
discriminatory and undemocratic.
Section 7: Life, liberty and security of person
Any law which does not respect the rights and freedoms of
individuals is
discriminatory and undemocratic.
Past Errors:
Leaded gasoline,
Asbestos,
Thalidomide,
Vioxx...
All once recommended
as safe and effective.
Is this problem easy to solve?
YES
We wish that all legal, environmental
and public health problems
were so simple to solve.
Just Turn Off The Acid Drip