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American Academy of Family Physicians - Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies - http://www.aafp.org/x1585.xml
Policy statement covers benefits, risks, details of dietary supplementation, and provides many additional references for review.

Artificial Fluoridation Litigation - http://www.law.fsu.edu/journals/landuse/vol142/graham-final2.pdf
Highlights in North American Litigation during the twentieth century on artificial fluoridation of public water supplies.

Benefits and Risks of Water Fluoridation by Ontario, Canada, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care - http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/pub/ministry_reports/fluoridation/fluor.pdf
Review of fluoride research commissioned by Health Canada and the Health Ministry of Ontario.

Castlemaine Safe Water Action Group - http://castlemaineswag.blogspot.com/
The Castlemaine Safe Water Action Group is opposed to the proposed fluoridation of the water supply in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.

Dental Fluorosis, A Case Study - http://www.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemhealth/education/casestudies/fluorosismed.htm
From the faculty of medicine and dentistry, University of Western Ontario. Information on fluoride sources, fluorosis and its health implications.

eMedicine Online Text - Emergency Medicine - http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic181.htm
Fluoride toxicity symptoms and antidotes intended for professionals, but has value to patients as well.

Engineering and Administrative Recommendations for Water Fluoridation, 1995 - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00039178.htm
US government instructions for proper handling and treatment of fluoridation chemicals and equipment and training guidelines for personnel.

Fluoridation of Public Water Systems: Valid Exercise of State Police Power or Constitutional Violation? - http://www.nofluoride.com/reports/Pace%20Environmental%20Law%20Review.pdf
Article by Douglas A. Balog, in Pace Environmental Law Review, Summer 1997.

Fluoridation of Water in the West Midlands to Reduce Tooth Decay - http://www.dentalhealthwestmidlands.nhs.uk/
Describes the impact of fluoridation in the West Midlands in the UK on promoting better dental health.

Fluoride and Fluorosis - http://www.fluorideandfluorosis.com
Information on fluoride and how to diagnose and avoid fluorosis from the Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation of India. Includes scientific bibliography.

Fluoride News Tracker - http://www.fluoridenews.blogspot.com/
Provides news briefs from around the world regarding the use of fluoridation.

Fluoride-History - http://www.fluoride-history.de/
Includes history and patent information on fluoride-containing products.

Fluoride, Hydrogen Fluoride and Fluorine - http://www.zerowasteamerica.org/FluorideToxProfile.htm
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services report about toxicity of fluoride included that to certain subsets of the population.

International Society for Fluoride Research - http://www.fluorideresearch.org/
Provides details of conferences, and features current and archived issues of the quarterly journal.

Journal of the Canadian Dental Association - Dietary Fluoride Supplement Protocol for the New Millennium - http://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-66/issue-7/362.html
Journal article. Canadian Dental Association recommends no routine fluoride supplementation until permanent teeth erupt.

Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health - http://www.fluoridefacts.org
The Massachusetts Coalition for Oral Health (MCOH) is an organization dedicated to improving the oral health of the residents of Massachusetts through the use of effective, community-based oral health education and preventive measures. MCOH seems to be organized to fluoridate Worcester, Massachusetts

National Academies Press - Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards - http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11571
The March 2006 576 page report is the most comprehensive report on fluoride's scientifically-referenced adverse health effects. Can be read for free online

National Academy Press - Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride - http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=2204
A 1993 study examining fluoride exposure and risk of bone fracture, effects on organs and reproduction, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, metabolism, and related issues.

National Pure Water Association - http://npwa.org.uk
Comprehensive descriptions of fluoridation of water and it's effects. Current affairs on the water fluoridation and home of the campaign for safe, non-fluoridated water.

North Coast Fluoride Information Network - http://www.fluorideinfo.org/
Pro-fluoridation site states, "The evidence supporting the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of fluoridation of community water supplies comes from multiple sources covering 50 years of legitimate research published in peer reviewed journals, including both long term studies on large populations, recent confirmatory studies, and comprehensive literature reviews."

NSF Fact Sheet for Fluoridation Chemicals - http://www.nsf.org/business/water_distribution/pdf/NSF_Fact_Sheet.pdf
NSF (National Sanitary Foundation, International) is the body that regulates U.S. fluoridation chemicals. NSF has compiled data on the level of contaminants found in all fluoridation products (Antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, radionuclides, selenium).

Review of Fluoride: Benefits and Risks - http://web.health.gov/environment/ReviewofFluoride/default.htm
Report of a 1991 U.S. Public Health Service evaluation of fluoride in the diet and in drinking water.

Safe Water Advocates of Burlington Vermont - http://www.swabvt.org/
A group organized to stop water fluoridation in Burlington, VT. It has links to information, reports and videos of meetings concerning fluoride and fluoridation

Science and Ethics of Water Fluoridation - http://www.nofluoride.com/reports/Science%26Ethics-Canadian_Dental_Assoc.pdf
Article published in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association questions the ethics and safety of water fluoridation.

Sodium Hexafluorosilicate and Fluorosilicic Acid: Review of Toxicological Literature - http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/Chem_Background/ExSumPDF/Fluorosilicates.pdf
Water fluoride chemicals were never safety tested. This document is nominating silcofluorides, used by over 90% of US fluoridating communities, for health and safety testing for the first time. Prepared for Scott Masten, Ph.D. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences October 2001

The Story of Water Fluoridation - http://www.nidr.nih.gov/dev/deleted_files/flouride.htm
Fluoride started out as an unwanted contaminant. Examines how it was made beneficial, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Three Historical Case Studies: Fluoridation - http://www.consumersunion.org/food/debate/bio1.htm
Consumers Union of United States analysis of how tactical errors in efforts to encourage Americans to drink fluoridated water.

UK Councils Against Fluoridation - http://www.ukcaf.org
An Alliance of Public Authorities,Professional Institutions and Unions opposed to the fluoridation of public water supplies

US Surgeon General's Oral Health Report - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/oralhealth/
Surgeon General explains that tooth decay is still a major US problem in poor and minority populations and suggests ways to improve the situation.

USDA Fluoride Database of Foods & Beverages - http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Fluoride/Fluoride.html
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Fluoride Database of Selected Beverages and Foods

Water Fluoridation - Therapy or Fallacy? - http://www.positivehealth.com/permit/Articles/Dentist/gibsn24.htm
Article by Sheila L.M. Gibson arguing that water fluoridation causes a variety of health problems, with references.

Why Fluoridation Is Important - http://www.quackwatch.org/03HealthPromotion/fluoride.html
Subtitle: "Don't Let the Poisonmongers Scare You!" Discusses many arguments against fluoridation and how those tend to be invalid or incorrect.

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