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Dental advice from The IAOMT.\n\nDentists in many cities are helping to bring the benefits of fluoridation to children. Now our children can have better health through fluoridated water. They can drink away tomorrow's tooth decay \n\nThink fluoride is good for you? think again, that's old news. I'm Dr Griffin Cole I'm a dentist and a member of the IAOMT and I'm here to tell you that a lot has changed since the 1940s when fluoride was first introduced for dental cavities. \n\nFirst of all its use was questioned at that time and before adequate research was conducted and its safety and effectiveness proven it was added to the water supplies. In the decades that followed it was added to numerous other products that many people use every day. What this means is people are repeatedly exposed to fluoride in their water, food and daily routines.\n\nLet's look at the dental products you use at home that contain fluoride. Toothpaste which can result in a higher exposure level if it is accidentally swallowed. Floss and mouthwash. Plus for over 66 percent of Americans fluoride is also in the water supply and then to add to that you might not even be aware of products at the dental office that can contain fluoride trophy paste used during teeth cleanings at the dental office can contain over 20 times more fluoride than toothpaste sold directly to Consumers as another example Fluoride Varnish treatments also contain high concentrations of fluoride additional fluoride dangers from exceeding safe exposure levels can come from Dental filling materials many of the options contain fluoride including All Glass ionomous cements all resin modified glass honor cements all geomers all polyacid modified Composites also called compromers certain types of Composites and certain types of dental Mercury amalgams some of these materials continually release fluoride over time and even recharge to intensify that release rate fluoride containing cements are also sometimes used in orthodontic band cements and a new treatment called Silver diamine fluoride can permanently stain teeth black even after a single application do you really think you need all this fluoride you don't fluoride is not essential for human growth and development in fact it is not required for any physiological process in the human body consequently no one will suffer from a lack of fluoride but exposure to fluoride can cause Dental sclerosis which the Centers for Disease Control has acknowledged is impacting millions of American adults and children fluoride has been scientifically linked to lower IQs and developmental neurotoxicity in humans it has been studied for its effect on nearly every part of the human body and can impact each person differently based on individualized risk factors so read the labels on your Dental products and ask your dentist which items contain fluoride.\n\nProtect your health and remember given the elevated number of fluoride sources and the increased rates of fluoride intake in the American population which have risen substantially since water fluoridation began in the 1940s it has become a necessity to reduce and work toward eliminating avoidable sources of fluoride exposure including Dental products foreign","thumbnailUrl":["https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YW-MCDgFlAM\/default.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YW-MCDgFlAM\/mqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YW-MCDgFlAM\/hqdefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YW-MCDgFlAM\/sddefault.jpg","https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/YW-MCDgFlAM\/maxresdefault.jpg"],"uploadDate":"2023-03-28T01:37:01+00:00","duration":"PT3M20S","embedUrl":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YW-MCDgFlAM","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCo87raXcBdqq8w-1U_SFq-Q#Organization","url":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCo87raXcBdqq8w-1U_SFq-Q","name":"IAOMT - International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology","description":"The IAOMT are the leaders in science-based biological dentistry. 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Internal\u00a0CDC emails revealed the analysis was blocked by Assistant Health Secretary Rachel Levine\u00a0and concealed from the public since May 2022. This latest report confirmed and strengthened the findings from two earlier drafts released in 2019 and 2020. External peer-reviewers all agreed with the conclusion that prenatal and early life fluoride exposures can reduce IQ.The NTP reported 52 of 55 studies found decreases in child IQ with increased fluoride.“Our meta-analysis confirms results of previous meta-analyses and extends them by including newer, more precise studies\u2026The data support a consistent inverse association between fluoride exposure and children’s IQ.”NTP’s meta-analysis puts the harm into perspective:“[R]esearch on other neurotoxicants has shown that subtle shifts in IQ at the population level can have a profound impact\u2026a 5-point decrease in a population’s IQ would nearly double the number of people classified as intellectually disabled.”Comments by an unnamed government employee claimed that the documents\u2019 findings do not apply to water fluoridation:“The data do not support the assertion of an effect below 1.5 mg\/L\u2026all conclusory statements in this document should be explicit that any findings from the included studies only apply to water fluoride concentrations above 1.5 mg\/L.”The NTP responded:“We do not agree with this comment\u2026our assessment considers fluoride exposures from all sources, not just water\u2026because fluoride is also found in certain foods, dental products, some pharmaceuticals, and other sources\u2026 Even in the optimally fluoridated cities\u2026individual exposure levels\u2026suggest widely varying total exposures from water combined with fluoride from other sources.”NTP also said:“We have no basis on which to state that our findings are not relevant to some children or pregnant people in the United States.”“Several of the highest quality studies showing lower IQs in children were done in optimally fluoridated (0.7 mg\/L) areas\u2026 many urinary fluoride measurements exceed those that would be expected from consuming water that contains fluoride at 1.5 mg\/L.”Asked whether its meta-analysis had identified any safe dose of fluoride, NTP responded that they found “no obvious threshold” for total fluoride exposure or water fluoride exposure. NTP cited their report’s graph showing a steep drop in IQ of about 7 points over a fluoride range from 0.2 to 1.5 mg\/L. There is now a large body of scientific evidence supporting the conclusion that fluoride can lower a child’s IQ, including at exposure levels from fluoridated water.A peer-reviewer commented on the size of the effect: “\u2026that’s substantial\u2026That’s a big deal.”Jack Kall, DMD, MIAOMT( Chairman of the Board )Dr. Jack Kall, DMD, FAGD, MIAOMT, is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and a past President of the Kentucky chapter. He is an Accredited Master of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) and since 1996 has served as the Chairman of its\u2019 Board of Directors. He also serves on the Bioregulatory Medical Institute\u2019s (BRMI) Board of Advisors. He is a member of the Institute for Functional Medicine and American Academy for Oral Systemic Health.Dr. David Kennedy( Lecturer, Filmmaker, Philanthropist )Dr. David Kennedy practiced dentistry for over 30 years and retired from clinical practice in 2000. He is the Past President of the IAOMT and has lectured to dentists and other health professionals all over the world on the subjects of preventive dental health, mercury toxicity, and fluoride. Dr. Kennedy is recognized around the world as an advocate for safe drinking water, biological dentistry and is a recognized leader in the field of preventive dentistry. Dr. Kennedy is an accomplished author and director of the award-winning documentary film Fluoridegate.You do not have any posts.Dr. Griffin ColeDr. Griffin Cole, MIAOMT received his Mastership in the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology in 2013 and drafted the Academy\u2019s Fluoridation Brochure and the official Scientific Review on Ozone use in root canal therapy. He is a past President of the IAOMT and serves on the Board of Directors, the Mentor Committee, the Fluoride Committee, the Conference Committee and is the Fundamentals Course Director.You do not have any posts."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Fluoride: Neurotoxic at ANY Level According to National Toxicology Program Report; Fluoridation Policy Threatened","item":"https:\/\/iaomt.org\/fluoride-neurotoxic-at-any-level-according-to-national-toxicology-program-report-fluoridation-policy-threatened\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]