As Florida wages a battle over fluoride in drinking water, an analysis of state data shows that municipalities that add fluoride to drinking water have lower rates of visits to hospital emergency rooms for dental conditions.
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On a February evening, five Delray Beach city commissioners listened intently from the dais as Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo urged against adding fluoride to their city water. Ladapo provided data and referred to studies to convince the commissioners, warning that adding fluoride to the water reduces children’s IQ and increases the potential for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
“It’s like playing with fire to keep using it,” he told them.
