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| Description | This film attempts to persuade people who are opposed to the fluoridation of drinking water that they are mistaken in thinking that fluoride, in minute quantities, is toxic, may cause cancer or heart or kidney disease, leads to bone fractures, or is unconstitutional. The film emphasizes the low cost of fluoridation and the very great benefits it bestows in the marked reduction of dental caries. A town meeting is shown in which angry, upset people raise their objections to fluoridation. To the man who says that fluoridation is against the laws of nature, that it is a poison, Dr. Benjamin Spock, a noted pediatrician, replies that the fluoride that occurs naturally in drinking water in some areas of the country haslong prevented tooth decay in the people living in those areas. He also says that water to which fluoride is added is no different than water in which fluoride occurs naturally. Both kinds of water prevent tooth decay, and he supports any measure that furthers the health of |
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| Source | collections.nlm.nih.gov |
| Author | Spock, Benjamin, 1903-1998., White, Paul Dudley, 1886-1973., Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976., Dallas Jones (Firm), American Dental Association. |
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Attribution: Spock, Benjamin, 1903-1998., White, Paul Dudley, 1886-1973., Daley, Richard J., 1902-1976., Dallas Jones (Firm), American Dental Association.