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“Fluoridation of public water supplies is not' mass medication. It is a simple means of protection of teeth against decay/’ Dr. Mack I. Shanholtz, State Health Commissioner, stated today.
Dr. Shanholtz explained that in many communities the public water supplies naturally contained greater amounts of fluoride than 7 the State Health Department advocates. The ratio recommended by the department is one part fluoride to one million parts of water.
“In sections of the country where as much as 3-15 parts or more per million of fluoride are naturally present in the water supply, the people have suffered no harmful effects whatsoever. Their teeth maybe mottled, but there is a great reduction in tooth decay among these people. In \1ew of these facts, we certainly have no reason to fear any harmful effects from the proportions we recommend,” Dr. Shanholtz said.
“For years we have been using chlorine, alum, and other chemicals in our water. There have “never been any serious arguments about any of these chemicals. After adding fluoride to water, no harmful effects have been found for any of the personal, industrial or other uses of water,” he continued.
According to Dr. Shanholtz, fluoridated water is especially effective in reducing tooth decay in young children. In some towns where fluoridation was begun, results show as much as a two-thirds reduction in tooth decay rates among children..
Lynchburg and ' Charlottesville were the first cities in Virginia to add fluoride to their water supplies. “Many other communities in the state have indicated a high degree of interest in the project,” Dr. Shanholtz concluded.
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