Katie Mather, who lives in Richmond, a town of about 4,100 in northwestern Vermont, said at a water commission meeting this week that her dentist recently found her two kids' first cavities. She acknowledged they eat a lot of sugar, but noted that her dentist recommended against supplemental fluoride because the town's water should be doing the trick.
Critics argue that the health effects of fluoride aren't fully known and that its addition to municipal water can amount to an unwanted medication; some communities in recent years have ended the practice. In 2015, the U.S. government lowered its recommended amount in drinking water after some children got too much of it, causing white splotches on their teeth.
Kendall Chamberlin, Richmond's water and wastewater superintendent, told the Water and Sewer Commission in September that he reduced the fluoride level because of his concerns about changes to its sourcing and the recommended levels. Towns that fluoridate must maintain levels within the state's recommendations and submit monthly reports to the state Health Department.
At the second meeting Monday, the one at which Katie Mather raised concerns about her children's teeth, Chamberlin -- who doesn't live in town and appeared online -- read a statement of apology.
I was 30 before I stopped getting cavities What changed? Daily flossing Flossing is more important than brushing Flouride has positives and negatives and isn’t a one stop solution
Good job
Lucky people. He's a hero
Just because it's a known neurotoxin doesn't mean it's good for you. Drink your fluoride and get your covid shots
And there teeth fell out
Wow! It's not misinformed if it went on for four years.
Fluoride is good. Take extra amounts of it.
Fluoride is a poison added to the drinking water supply to give confidence to the public its ok to consume lots of sugary stuff because Government knows best. Why are cancer rates increasing, more dementia and other health stuff. The big chemical companies promote their fluoride.
Hmmm ok…lots of people upset about fluoride. BUT NEVER complain about all the chemicals used in food production. Or the chemical mess from the auto industry . The constant need for people to buy guns and kill. Sure let’s complain about fluoride lmfao
Hero 👏👏
Anyone care to comment on the fact that toothpaste with fluoride warns to NOT be used by children under 12 years of age, right on the tube?
Not all heroes wear capes!
‘Critics argue that the health effects of fluoride aren't fully known and that its addition to municipal water can amount to an unwanted medication’. We’ve been doing this since the 1940’s, and still don’t know if it harms people 🤔
He should get a raise.
Awesome.
Not all heroes wear capes
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Based.
Is removing neurotoxin from the water supply a crime?
Theyre doing gods work🙏
Good
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Lol. Woman acknowledged her kids eat a lot of sugar but surely the cavities were due to the lack of fluoride in the drinking water. 🤦♀️
He deserves a medal.
ai_jared Hero
A hero
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Lucky people
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Saint
Good, brain health is more important than your teeth.
To bad we didn't someone to do that here.
Fluoride increases cancer. It makes toxins like aluminum that Satan's children put in products to accumulate in the brain so humans are slow and pacified and ultimately cut off from their Godly self. Hitler did the same thing.
Big deal I've been quietly increasing the whisky levels in my drinks for years
I hope this employee is fired and loses any pension or whatever they might have had.
Explaining the MAGA crowds
Adding Fluoride that comes from China does not seem like a good idea! Gross
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Politics not science supports fluoridation. Current research proves ingested fluoride isn't a nutrient or essential for decay-free teeth. Legislators are serving special interests not their constituents. 76 studies link fluoride to lower IQ. ctvsaskatoon
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Woke people get no where. I for one move to places WITH it in the water as I have week teeth. I'm sick of people playing with my health.
He should of stopped that poison completelyb
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A prime example of why well water is superior.