[epow]

I would agree with you (about not forcing dentists to treat people) if they weren’t the ones forcing fluoride into us, against the will of those of us who know better and those who don’t know any better.

I suppose you're right, my comment was just my latent libertarian streak showing through.

without informed consent.

That's the crux of my argument against mandated fluoridation of public water systems. The general public is still being denied the truth about the dangers of fluoridation by those who profit from their ignorance. The people who are most at risk should at the very least be given all of the the known and relevant facts on both sides of the issue.

[wintertime]

There is a Libertarian solution!

As I posted previously on this thread, I’ve visited countries where people have the option to buy fluoridated salt or non-fluoridated salt. The cost is the same.

If table salt were fluoridated or non-fluoridated each family could decide on their own without subjecting their neighbor their particular medical and dental philosophy.