Letters in response to “Is Fluoridated Drinking Water Safe?”

The article “Is Fluoridated Drinking Water Safe?”  generated much response from the magazine’s readers. 

Letters supporting the story: 

  • Letter from:
    Dr. Hardy Limeback, Professor Emeritus and former Head, Preventive Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
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Letters critical of the story:

  • Letter from:
    Michael Lennon, Professor Emeritus in Dental Public Health, University of Sheffield, UK
    Denis O’Mullane, Professor Emeritus in Oral Health Services Research, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland
    Ray Lowry, Consultant in Public Health (rtd), Northern Regional Health Authority, NHS, UK
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  • Letter from:
    Kathleen T. O’Loughlin, D.M.D., M.P.H. (’98), Executive Director, American Dental Association
    Richard W. Valachovic, D.M.D., M.P.H.(’81), Sc.M.(’82), President and CEO, American Dental Education Association
    Christopher H. Fox, D.M.D., Sc.M. (’87), D.M.Sc., Executive Director, American Association for Dental Research
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  • Letter from:
    Carol Gomez Summerhays, D.D.S., President, American Dental Association
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  • Letter from:
    Benard P. Dreyer, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics
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  • Letter from:
    Frances Kim, DDS, MPH, DrPH, President, AAPHD
    Scott L. Tomar, DMD, MPH, DrPH, Chair, APHA Oral Health Section
    Bruce Donoff, DMD, MD President, AAPHD Chair, APHA Oral Health Section,
    Dean, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
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  • Letter from:
    Members of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Class of 2018
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