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Show B4 CLIPPER TODAY FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 22, 1 999 SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER 23,1999 DAVIS COUNTY residents are now debating the pros and cons of adding fluoride to drinking water. Battle lines form over fluoridation BY MELINDA WILLIAMS Clipper Todin Staff Writer The battle lines hae been drawn again m the water fluondation fight and both sides ha e ample e idence to back up their viewpoints Is fluondation good for teeth, or is it a poison that can cause more harm than good Utahns for Better Dental Health Davis, would like to gi e Da is Counts voters the opportunity to decide if the county's 16 water distncts should be fluoridated They are working to get the issue on the y ear 2000 general election ballot. In Utah, the addition of fluonde to water supplies has long been controversial Just last year though, the Utah Legislature passed a bill allowing water distnct officials, city councils or county commissions to put the issue on the ballot by a simple majonty vote Dr Eugene Peay. a Bountiful dentist who uses no fluonde m his practice, obviously has his reservations about the substance, but he offers good advice for proponents and opponents. "Become informed Educate yourself ' Fluonde. as the element fluorine, is the 13th most common found on earth Fluonde is present in all water sources, including the ocean and is present to some degree m all foods and beverages. but natural concentrations vary Fluonde is also poisonous, a widely toxic substance, that when ingested in too large a dosage can. at the v ery least, cause mottled teeth In many studies fluonde has been shown to cut dental canes and most dental and medical associations endorse its use, preferably as an additive to the water supply, but if not there, placed topically on the teeth, or given in supplement form Dr Bnan Rigby, a Centerv file dentist. believes m fluonde's effectiveness so much that he is serving as of Utahns for Better Dental Health Davis. He said in his practice he can, within the first few minutes of examining a new patient, tell if they are a native Utahn As ev idence. Rigby said earlier this summer he had a new patient with perfect teeth, no decay at all. When asked, the patient said he had grown up outside Utah in an area where the water is fluondated It didn't surprise Rigby; who said the teeth of most native Utahns have more cavities. Interestingly. Utah is 49th among the 50 states in the percentage of residents with fluondated water available Only Bngham City. Helper and Hill Air Force Base have fluondated water. Nevada, which ranks 50th. will soon surpass Utah as Clark County (Las Vegas) has passed legislation to add the element to its water supply. Now, Rigby said. 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Rigby touts fluonde's safety; There have been very few things researched to the extent fluonde has. It's incredibly safe." he said, adding the dose of one part per million (the standard amount added to water supplies) is analogous to one minute m a two year time span. He said the research he has seen shows fluondation is safe, with no negative health effects and that it is effective in reducing dental cavities in both children and adults by as much as 40 to 60 percent. But opponents can ate as many studies showing its dangers. Researchers from the likes of Harvard and the US. Environmental Protection Agency have shown fluondated drinking water can contnbute to diseases such as Attention Defiat Disorder, hyperactivity or passive malaise depending on whether exposure to the element is pre or postnatal, Alzheimer's disease or other senile dementia, cracked pitted and bnttle teeth and bones, higher hip fracture rates and learning disabilities. 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