In the 60s Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove portrayed a crazed General Jack D. Ripper citing fluoridation as a Communist plot and advocates have ever since painted fluoridation opponents as kooks and lunatics. However, new studies carried out in the 80s and 90s published in major medical journals by reputable scientists, some of whom have faced censure and dismissal, link fluoridation with a host of ailments including dental fluorosis, hip fractures in the elderly, mental impairment, and even cancer. Opponents have also gathered data from the federal government using the Freedom of Information Act to reveal that there appears to be no statistical difference in total numbers of cavities between communities that fluoridate and those that don't. If fluoride was presented to the country as beneficial, then no one could sue the government for being harmed by it. We also follow citizens who claim to have been poisoned by fluoride and are now suing governments and corporations.
Balanced interviews present both sides of the issue.
We ask the tough questions to both sides and reveal what our investigation turns up. We also show how other countries in Europe and Asia have addressed fluoridation. In the time-honored tradition of investigative journalism, this program will serve to better inform the public about what may turn out to be a serious health hazard long overlooked by the rest of the major media.