Lawyer Paul Beeber is President of the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation. One of Canada's leading fluoride authorities is dentist Hardy Limeback, head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry, University of Toronto, and past-president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research.
New research shows that swallowed fluoride carries little, if any, benefit.
Fluoride gets into every cell of the body and can especially damage the bones and teeth. A study in progress by Limeback shows that residents of fluoridated Toronto have double the fluoride in their hip bones than residents of non- fluoridated Montreal. The safety of long-term fluoride ingestion has not been proven. Fluoride is also inhaled via ocean mist, showers and humidifiers and is found naturally in some foods such as tea. Michael Martin, the Irish health minister, has appointed a committee of environmental and health specialists to examine the evidence on fluoridation and make recommendations.