Dallas For Safer Water

Dr James S. Beck, MD, PhD

Excerpt from the PRESS RELEASE of January 21, 2015

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/01/prweb12452585.htm
 

Regina says, “Many more doctors and scientists were looking forward to giving their testimony before the council at the next City Council Meeting but we were informed the Mayor canceled the meeting that was on the City Calendar for January 21st. The alternative now will be to send the testimonies to the City Council via the City Secretary, like Dr James S. Beck, MD, PhD already has done. Dr Beck was born in Dallas in his letter is says "Fluoridation of public water supplies has been for the most part a well-intentioned mistake. Its justification would be that it is ethical, safe and effective in prevention of cavities. It is now clear that it is none of these." Dr Beck's letter is attached to this press release. His and many other testimonies can be seen by going our web-site https://www.dogsagainstfluoridation.com ”.
 

Regina says, “The Media has been silent about the upcoming vote and the serious concerns about the neurotoxin that is being added to the Dallas water. I have pleaded with the reporters to stay and cover our presentations to the Council, but I have been told, they have been instructed not to stay. The people need to hear about how dangerous this chemical is and how unnecessary it is to be adding it to our water that already has .5ppm and (many days even higher amounts) in the raw untreated water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vCgB_PGbTE#t=58 This is a practice that has been going on for 50years. It is hard to change status quo, but by presenting science and being persistent we have opened the eyes of many of the council-members. Councilman Adam Medrano only days ago stated he is “standing with Sheffie”. Councilman Medrano said to me “I have been listening”.
 

Regina says, “Many, many people in Dallas do not know about the vote on January 28th and the serious concerns about Fluoridation. The facts and science show the risks far outweigh the supposed benefits. I believe many wanted this vote to go under the radar. We need to try to bring more attention to it and put more pressure on the Media to report about this Council vote. We will be standing outside Channel 8/WFAA studios 2500 Victory Ave (Olive St), Dallas, TX 75219 Thursday January 22 at 3pm with signs saying “Report the News about Fluoridation” and we invite others to join us. Details can be found on our web-site along with our email and phone number. I believe many like Adam Medrano have been listening, and like him they are on the council to serve the community. They will realize doing the right thing, would have to mean voting no on January 28th”.
 

Dr James S. Beck, MD, PhD

Statement to Dallas City Council

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I hope you will consider the following brief argument on the matter of fluoridation of your public water supply. I am a physician and scientist (biophysics). I have doctorates from Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis) in medicine and the University of California (Berkeley) in biophysics. I studied at Rice Institute (Houston; now Rice University). I am a co-author of a 2010 book on fluoridation. I was born in Dallas.

Fluoridation of public water supplies has been for the most part a well-intentioned mistake. Its justification would be that it is ethical, safe and effective in prevention of cavities. It is now clear that it is none of these.
 

On effectiveness

It is generally accepted by health authorities and scientists that the necessary way to determine whether a procedure is safe and effective is by randomized control trials. No such trial exists for fluoridation as a preventive of cavities. The four early trials in the United States, Canada and New Zealand had faults varying from unacceptable methodology to outright fraud (fraud in the New Zealand case). And no good control study has been done—at least none have been published in the scientific literature.

However, it has been observed on the basis of huge amounts of data that the occurrence of cavities does not decrease due to fluoridation. For example the World Heath Organization collected data from the early 1960s to 2004 from 18 industrialized countries. This data shows a steady decrease in prevalence of cavities in all 18 countries. But only four of those countries were fluoridated; fourteen were not. Clearly other changes, such as better diet and fluoridated toothpaste introduced in the 1970s were among the likely causes. Now it is generally accepted, even by promoters of fluoridation, that any protection of the teeth, minimal at best, is due to a topical action on the tooth enamel, not due to swallowing fluoride. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association admitted this in 1999.

In contrast with the lack of demonstration of effectiveness there are many studies, published in peer-reviewed journals, that show that stopping fluoridation is not followed by an increase in incidence of cavities but rather by either no change or a reduction in incidence.
 

On safety

Though no general toxicological studies have been published on the chemicals used in fluoridation, there is an abundance of credible papers on particular toxic effects. Associations of fluoride exposure in drinking water with many adverse conditions have been observed. Defects in reproductive processes, in teeth, in bone, in neurological development, and in thyroid function are particularly certain. Others have been observed with less certainty. This variety of toxic effects is not surprising since fluoride is well recognized to interfere with the function of enzymes, the proteins that catalyze (accelerate) biochemical reactions in all tissues. Also fluoride interferes with signaling across cell membranes—for example, in the case of hormones—a process essential for cellular functions in all organs and tissues.
 

On ethics

The canons of medical ethics include strict conditions on what must accompany medical procedures. Some requirements are: informed consent, the option to stop the procedure, and monitoring of effects. None of these conditions are met in fluoridation of a public water supply. In fact, a council that implements fluoridation is doing what a physician or dentist can not do, which is to admnister a medicine without having examined the recipient, without having the consent of the recipient, and without observing the results.

Ethics touches law here, but I hopefully leave that to your informed conclusions.

Let me add a few points not embedded in the above. (1) Fluoridation chemicals are medicines. They are administered to prevent dental caries (cavities), a disease. (2) Fluoride is not a nutrient. It is not essential or helpful to any biochemical, physiological, or developmental process of the human body. Consequently fluoride is not a dietary supplement. (3) Controlling the concentration of fluoride in a water supply does not control the dose a person gets. The dose is the amount per day and the amount of water individuals ingest varies hugely. (4) There are groups, large and small, in a population that are more sensitive to exposure to fluoride. These groups include infants, the elderly, people with kidney disease, diabetics, people with low-iodine diets and others. (5) There are ways to prevent cavities that are matters of free choice: a good diet including adequate vitamin D, good dental hygiene, and occasional professional care. Currently there exist public programs involving these measures that have been very successful.

Finally, if you have questions you would like to ask me, feel free to contact me by e-mail. I am willing and ready to say what references and consultations have led me to the conclusions that fluoridation is not safe, not ethical, and not effective.
 

James S. Beck, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Medical Biophysics

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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In this Dallas Morning News “Letter to the Editor” (Jan 23, 2015), Vincent Zanfagna describes his knowledge from involved family members about how WATER FLUORIDATION first came on the scene. And he goes into the TOXICITY, because his uncle had to deal with people exposed to excessive Fluoride.

http://letterstotheeditorblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/the-fluoride-debate-safe-or-unsafe.html/