www.fluorideaction.net, July 30, 2007

PROFESSIONALS CALL FOR AN END TO WATER FLUORIDATION

[If you are a professional and want to add your name to this statement, please send email to Dr. Paul Connett paul@fluoridealert.org]

We, the undersigned professionals, come from a variety of disciplines but all have an abiding interest in ensuring that government public health and environmental policies be determined honestly, with full attention paid to the latest scientific research and to ethical principles.

EIGHT recent events make action to end water fluoridation urgent.

1. The publication in 2006 of a 500-page review of fluoride's toxicology by a distinguished panel appointed by the National Research Council (part of the US National Academy of Sciences). The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requested this review to determine if a new drinking water standard is required. Contrary to news media coverage, the NRC report went far beyond concluding that the maximum contaminant level goal of 4 parts per million (4 ppm) is unsafe and should be lowered. The panel identified many research studies in which animals or humans drinking water close to, or even lower than, the 1 ppm level used for fluoridation showed numerous adverse health effects. These included: bone fractures, decreased thyroid function, impaired glucose tolerance (pre-diabetes), brain cell damage, lowered IQ, kidney damage, arthritic-like conditions, symptoms characteristic of Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Considering the substantial variation in individual water intake, and the wide range of human sensitivity to any toxic substance, fluoridation at 1 ppm provides no margin of safety to protect against these adverse health effects.

2. The evidence provided by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2005 that 32% of American children have dental fluorosis -- an abnormal discoloration and mottling of the enamel. This irreversible and sometimes disfiguring condition is caused by fluoride. Children are now being overdosed with fluoride, even in non- fluoridated areas, from water, swallowed toothpaste, foods and beverages processed with fluoridated water, and other sources. Fluoridated water is the easiest source to eliminate.

3. The American Dental Association's distribution, on November 9, 2006, of an Advisory to its membership recommending that fluoridated water not be used in the preparation of infant formula during the first 12 months of life due to the elevated risk of dental fluorosis. The burden of achieving this recommendation, especially for low income families, is reason alone for fluoridation to be halted immediately. Formula made with fluoridated water contains 250 times more fluoride than the average 0.004 ppm concentration found in human breast milk in non-fluoridated areas (NRC, 2006).

4. The CDC's concession, in 1999 and 2001, that the predominant benefit of fluoride in reducing tooth decay is TOPICAL and not SYSTEMIC. To the extent fluoride works to reduce tooth decay, it works from the outside of the tooth, not from inside the body. It makes no sense to drink it and expose the rest of the body to the long term risks of fluoride ingestion when fluoridated toothpaste is readily available.

Fluoride's topical mechanism probably explains the fact that, since the 1980s, there have been many research reports indicating little difference in tooth decay between fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities (Leverett, 1982; Colquhoun, 1984; 1985 and 1987; Diesendorf, 1986; Gray, 1987; Brunelle and Carlos, 1990; Spencer,1996; deLiefde, 1998; Locker, 1999; Armfield and Spencer, 2004; Diesendorf, 2006 and Pizzo 2007. See full citations at http://www.fluoridea lert.org/health/biblio.html). Poverty is the clearest factor associated with tooth decay, not lack of ingested fluoride. According to the World Health Organization, dental health in 12-year olds in non-fluoridated industrialized countries is as good, if not better, than those in fluoridated countries: http://www.fluoridealert.or g/health/teeth/caries/who-dmft.html.

5. The publication of the UK government sponsored York Review (McDonagh et al., 2000) which found that NONE of the studies purporting to demonstrate the effectiveness of fluoridation to reduce tooth decay were of grade A status (i.e. none were double-blind, randomly selected case and control).

6. The publication in May 2006 of a matched case and control study from Harvard University which showed a 5-7 fold increase in osteosarcoma (a frequently fatal bone cancer) in young men associated with exposure to fluoridated water during their 6th, 7th and 8th years (Bassin et al., Cancer Causes and Control, 2006). This study was surrounded by scandal as Bassin's PhD thesis adviser, Professor Chester Douglass, was accused by the watchdog Environmental Working Group of hiding the study's findings for several years. See video at: http://FluorideAction.net

7. The admission by federal agencies, in response to questions from a Congressional subcommittee in 1999-2000, that the industrial grade waste products used to fluoridate over 90% of America's drinking water supplies (fluorosilicate compounds) have never been subjected to toxicological testing or FDA approved for human ingestion. See: ht tp://keepersofthewell.org/

8. The publication in 2004 of "The Fluoride Deception" by Christopher Bryson. This meticulously researched book showed that industrial interests, concerned about liabilities from fluoride pollution and health effects on workers, played a significant role in the early promotion of fluoridation. Bryson also details the harassment of scientists who expressed concerns about the safety and/or efficacy of fluoridation. See Bryson interview at: http://video.google.com/videop lay?docid=7319752042352089988&q=the+fluoride+deception&hl=en

We call upon Members of Congress (and legislators in other fluoridating countries) to sponsor a new Congressional (or Parliamentary) Hearing on Fluoridation so that those in government agencies who continue to support the procedure, particularly the Oral Health Division of the CDC, be compelled to provide the scientific basis for their ongoing promotion of fluoridation. They must be cross- examined under oath if the public is ever to fully learn the truth about this outdated and harmful practice.

We call upon all medical and dental professionals, members of water departments, local officials, public health organizations, environmental groups and the media to examine for themselves the new documentation that fluoridated water is ineffective and poses serious health risks. It is no longer acceptable to simply rely on endorsements from agencies that continue to ignore the large body of scientific evidence on this matter -- especially the extensive citations in the NRC (2006) report discussed above.

The untold millions of dollars that are now spent on equipment, chemicals, monitoring, and promotion of fluoridation could be much better invested in nutrition education and targeted dental care for children from low income families. The vast majority of enlightened nations have done this. (See statements at http://fluorid ealert.org/govt-statements.htm).

It is time for the US, and the few remaining fluoridating countries, to recognize that fluoridation is outdated, has serious risks that far outweigh any minor benefits, violates sound medical ethics and denies freedom of choice. Fluoridation must be ended now.

SIGNED:

The first 375 signers of the professionals' statement calling for an end to water fluoridation worldwide

Alan S. Abrams, DDS, Norwalk, CT

Maria Acosta, BSc, Secretary, Quebec's Academy of Biological Dentistry, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Miguel A. Aguilera, MD, Albuquerque NM

Raymond M. Airola, DDS, Staten Island, NY

Kenji Akiniwa, DDS, Akiniwa Dental Clinic, Editor, The Journal of the Japanese Society for Fluoride Research, Tokyo, Japan

Caree Alexander, BDSc, Dentist, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

Phillip M. Allen, MD, PhD, pathologist (retired), Wichita, KS

James Allison, Office Manager & Licensed Water Operator, Carroll-Boone Water District, Eureka Springs, AR

Jack Alpan, DDS, ND, author "Preventing Dentistry," 1986, retired from dentistry in 1997, Los Angeles, CA

Peter Alteri, Water Superintendent, Town of Cortlandville, NY American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Wichita, KS

Jeffry L. Anderson, MD, San Rafael CA

Robert Anderson, PhD, Tauranga, New Zealand

Richard V. Anthony, MS Public Administration, Principal, Richard Anthony Associates, Member of the Board of Directors California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA), Grass Roots Recycling Network (GRRN) and the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA), San Diego, CA

Sergio Apollonio, President, Malagrotta Committee, Rome, Italy Asociacion Argentina de Medicos por el Medio Ambeinte, AAMMA, Argentina

Stephen S. Baer, DDS, Past President, The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Sedona, AZ

Glen M. Bailes, Safety Manager/Licensed Water Operator, Carroll-Boone Water District, Eureka Springs, AR

Tomori Balazs, President, Messzelato Egyesulet, Hungary

Douglas A. Balog, BS, MS, JD, Author of Law Review article on the illegality of artificial fluoridation, Palm Bay, FL

David S. Banks, DDS, dental practitioner for 35 years, Member International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, San Marcos, CA

Billie Barewald, RN, Chair, Mountain View Citizens for Safe Drinking Water Mountain View, CA

A.L. Barrier, MD, FAAO-HNS , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

James Beck, MD, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Medical Biophysics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Paul Beeber, JD, President and General Counsel, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc., NY

Ray G. Behm, DDS, Natural Dentistry, Clearwater, FL

Michael Bell, DDS, Las Vegas, NV

Pr Dominique Belpomme, Professor in medical oncology, ARTAC's Cancer Research Center, Paris, France

Carol S. Berman, DDS, practicing dentist, Norcross, GA

Rosalie Bertell, PhD, Retired President, International Institute of Concern for Public Health, Toronto, Canada Regent of the Board, International Physicians for Humanitarian Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland

Russell L. Blaylock, MD, retired neurosurgeon and author of "Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life", Ridgeland, MS

Christine Bloss, DDS, Gentle Dental Care, Montrose, CO

Ann Brameier, Lac, licensed acupuncturist, NY

Norman Bressack, DDS, PC, North Bellmore, NY

Steve Breyman, PhD, Executive Director, Citizens' Environmental Coalition, Albany, NY and Director, Ecological Economics, Values & Policy Program, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

Christopher Bryson, author of "The Fluoride Deception", Seven Stories Press, 2004, paperback, 2006, NY, NY

Dennis Briggs, PhD, Neurofeedback specialist, Billings, MT

Curtis Brookover,DDS, Los Alamos, and Santa Fe, NM

Clarence Brown, MD, Colonel, USAR (Retired), Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Natick, MA

Shirley M. Brown, RN (Retired), Natick, MA

Ernesto Burgio, MD, Pediatrician, Vice President, Scientific Committee ISDE (International Society of Doctors for Environment), Palermo, Italy

Larry Bowden, DMD, Aesthetic Dentistry of Lake Oswego, OR

Albert W. Burgstahler, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Co-author with George L. Waldbott, MD, and H. Lewis McKinney, PhD, of "Fluoridation: The Great Dilemma" (Coronado Press, 1978) and editor since 1998 of the international quarterly journal Fluoride, published by the International Society for Fluoride Research (www.fluorideresearch.org), Lawrence, KS

Noel Campbell, BDSc, LDS, FACNEM, FASID, Visiting Professor, Hope Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Carol Arana, RDH, BS, Retired executive director, American Academy of Biological Dentistry, Carmel Valley, CA

Rosie Cargin, MA, Kinsale Environment Watch, Kinsale, Co. Cork, Ireland

Richard Carlton, MD, Private psychiatric practice (1972-1997), Port Washington, NY

Neil J. Carman, PhD, Clean air program director, Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter, Austin, TX

Robert J. Carton, PhD, former Chief of Environmental Compliance, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, MD and former president of EPA professionals' union.

Stephanie F. Cave, MD, Practiced medicine in Baton Rouge for 21 years, Baton Rouge, LA

Fen-Hui Chen, DDS, Comprehensive Integrative Dentistry, La Jolla, CA

George Cheng, Executive Director, Taiwan Watch Institute, Taiwan

Arthur Chiu, PhD, MD, Chair, Health and Safety Committee, NTEU Local Chapter 280, Pathologist/Toxicologist/National Center Environmental Assessment, Office Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency (identification purposes only), Washington, DC

Chester V. Clark, Jr., DDS, MPH, Mayor of Amity, AR

Paul Clein, B Pharm, MR Pharms, Liverpool City Councilor and Joint Chairman of UK Councils Against Fluoridation , Liverpool, England

Griffin Cole, DDS, Austin, TX

Stacy V. Cole, DDS, FAGD, FAACP, DAAPM, LMT, Forth Worth, TX

Emmanuel Comte, ND, Montreal, Quebec

Ellen Connett, formerly Editor of Waste Not (1986-2000), and currently Pesticides Project director for the Fluoride Action Network, Canton, NY

Paul Connett, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, St. Lawrence University and Executive Director of the Fluoride Action Network, Canton, NY

Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC

Steve Corcoran, Former Supervisor of Water Department, Village of Rouses Point, NY

Pat Costner, Science Advisor, GAIA, Science Advisor, IPEN, retired Senior Scientist, Greenpeace International

Aline Côte, PhD (Literature), publisher of scientific books for 25 years and University teacher in publishing, owner of Editions Berger which published "Fluoridation : autopsy of a scientific error" by Dr Pierre-Jean Morin, John Remington Graham and Gilles Parent, ND, Montreal, Quebec

James F. Coy, MD, Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Past President of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Private Practice of Medicine, Punta Gorda, FL

Joyce S. Cream, Psy. D, Clinic Director, Englewood, FL

Douglas Cross, BSc, Cbiol, MIBiol, EurProBiol, Independent Consultant in Environmental Compliance and Forensic Ecology, just completed five years as a Member of the UK Government's Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Foods, Consumer Products and the Environment' (CoT) investigating the medical effects of chemical contamination of the public water supply, Cumbria, England

Corrie J. Crowe, DDS, Dental Director at Citrus County Health Dept, Inverness, FL

Nancy Crumpacker, MD, retired oncologist, and advisor to Rachel's Friends Breast Cancer Coalition, Portland, OR

Elizabeth Cullen, MB, BCh, BAOM Sc. Diploma in Pollution Control, Secretary of the Irish Doctors' Environmental Association, Ireland

Joe Cummins, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Genetics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Ronnie Cummins, National Director, Organic Consumers Association, MN

Leo Cashman, BS, MA, Executive Director of DAMS (Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome), Inc., MN

Tracy A. Darling, MD, San Diego, CA

Paula G. Davey, MD, Fellow of the Am. Acad. of Environmental Medicine, Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Ann Arbor, MI

Eric Davis, BDSc, DipClinNutr, DipAC, FACNEM, ND, principal of a dental practice, a founding member and past president of the Australian Society of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, a member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, The Australian Medical Acupuncture Society, The Australian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine and the Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association.

Richard Dean, BDS, Dentist, London, England

Armand V. DeFelice DDS, Spokane, WA

Robert C. Dickson, MD, CCFP, FCFP, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Mark Diesendorf, PhD, Director, Sustainability Centre, Sydney, Australia

David T. Doi, DDS, In private practice since 1979, Past President of Hawaii County Dental Society, Member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology, the Holistic Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Dental Association, HI

Michael F. Dolan, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Geosciences, UMASS, Amherst, MA

Sandra N. Duffy, BS, JD, Lawyer in Portland, Board President of Consumers for Dental Choice (Washington, DC), former board member of Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, Portland, OR

Daniel A. Durst, Esq., MHSA, Tinko Law Group, Meadville, PA

Aviva Zack Dycian, DMD, Ramat Hasharon, near Tel-Aviv, Israel

John C. J. Eaton, MA (Cantab), MSI, F Inst D, England

David Egilman, MD, MPH, Clinical Associate Professor, Brown University, Attleboro, MA

Lynn Howard Ehrle, MEd, Chair, International Science Oversight Board (a project of the Organic Consumers Association), Plymouth, MI

Samuel S. Epstein, MD, Professor emeritus, Environmental & Occupational Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chairman, Cancer Prevention Coalition, Chicago, IL

Rossano Ercolini, Ambiente e Futuro, Lucca, Italy G. Robert Evans, DMD, Groton, MA

Doug N. Everingham, MB, BS, Australian Health Minister 1972-75 , Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Mike Ewall, Director, ActionPA, Philadelphia, PA

Chris Ewan, Independent Water Consultant, Ballarat, Australia

Paula Fabbie, RDH, Practicing dental hygienist, Kingston, NY

Leonard T. Fazio, DDS, Port Jefferson, NY

Richard D. Fischer, DDS, FAGD, Past president, International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology, Annadale, VA

Rene W. Fonseca, licensed water operator, Carroll-Boone Water District, Eureka Springs, AR

Brent Foster, Executive Director, Columbia Riverkeeper, OR

Richard G. Foulkes, BA, MD, Abbotsford, B.C., Canada

Anthony Fox, MD, New Milton, Hants, England.

Harold L. Fox, PhD (Physics), President of EEMF, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT

Frank W. George, DO, MD(H), Affiliate Associate Professor, Midwestern University, AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine, Phoenix, AZ

David Getoff, CCN, CTN, FAAIM, Jamul, CA

Sheila L. M. Gibson, MD, BSc, MFHom, Member of the Advisory panel for the York Review. Medical advisor to UK Councils Against Fluoridation, Glasgow, Scotland

Jerzy O. Giedwoyn, MD, FACC, (town, state)

Paul Gilbert, DDS, MAGD, AIAOMT, Practicing general dentist focusing on biological dentistry, Princeton, NJ

Gerry Gillespie, President, Zero Waste Australia, Australia

George Gioumousis, PhD, Theoretical Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1955 (retired), Palo Alto, CA

Bill Glaros, DDS, Houston, TX

George C. Glasser, Environmental journalist and researcher. Advisor to UK Councils Against Fluoridation, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England

Mike Godfrey, MBBS, Tauranga, New Zealand

Dorothy Goldin-Rosenberg, MES, PhD, Toronto, Canada

Deborah Gordon, MD, Family Physician and Classical Homeopath, Ashland, OR

John Remington Graham, BA, LLB, Member of the Minnesota Bar, co-author of "La fluoration autopsie d'une erreur scientifique," 2005, Quebec, Canada

Steven N. Green, DDS, Past president South Dade District Dental Society, past president Holistic Dental Association, Miami, FL

Veronica Griffin, PhD, MD, Director, Nutri-Concepts Clinics - Nutritional and Environmental Medicine and Chemical Detox, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.

Barry Groves, PhD (nutritional science), Independent researcher, Author of "Fluoride: Drinking Ourselves to Death?", England

Mireille Guay, PhD (organic chemistry), Professional assistant in biochemistry from 1975 to 1986, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Boyd Haley, PhD, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Richard Hall, North Yorkshire County Councilor, College Lecturer and information officer and spokesperson in Yorkshire for UK Councils Against Fluoridation, Knaresborough, England

Robert W. Hall, MS, President, Nevada Environmental Coalition, Inc., Las Vegas, NV

Andrew Harms, BDS, Airforce dentist (1978-83), private practice (1983- present), member of the Australian Dental Association, Adelaide, South Australia

Andy Harris, MD, Former national president, Physicians for Social Responsibility, ophthalmologist in Salem, Oregon

David R. Hill, PE, Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary, outside consultant scientific auditor for the Canadian "Scientific Research and Experimental Development" program run by Revenue Canada, Alberta, Canada

Jane Harris, Executive Director, Oregon Center for Environmental Health, Portland, OR

William Harris, MD, Retired Emergency Physician, Honolulu, HI

James A. Harrison, DDS, Retired dentist, Lake Worth, FL

Prof. Dr. Luc Hens, Vakgroep Menselijke Ecologie (Human Ecology Department), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium.

Tomas Hernandez, MD, MPH, Neurologist, President, Public and Environmental Health Committee, Puerto Rico College of Physicians and Surgeons, San Juan, PR

Von Hernandez, past executive director of Greenpeace, Philippines, 2003 Goldman Prize winner, Manila, Philippines

W. Robert Hetrick, PhD, Research Coordinator, Fluoride Team of Kansas, Wichita, KS

Donald Hillman, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Howard Hindin, DDS, Suffern, NY

Charles T. Hinshaw, Jr., MD, (town, state)

J. William Hirzy, PhD, Vice-President, EPA Headquarters Professionals Union (NTEU Chapter 280), risk assessment expert and (for identification purposes only) ranking chemist at EPA headquarters, Washington, DC

Ivaylo Hlebarov, Member of the Board for the Environmental Association "Za Zemiata" (For the Earth), Sofia, Bulgaria

Wael Hmaidan, Environmental Policy Advisor, Currently Executive Director of IndyAct, a global league of independent activists, Previous Greenpeace campaigner for the Arab World, Beirut, Lebanon

Robert Harold (Tad) Hodgert, DMD, Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists, OR

F. Owen Hoffman, PhD, President and Director, SENES Oak Ridge, Inc, Center for Risk Analysis, Oak Ridge, TN

Ronald L. Hoffman, MD, Medical Director, Hoffman Center, Host, Health Talk, WOR Radio Network, NY, NY

Debra Hopkins, DDS, Tacoma, WA

Professor C. Vyvyan Howard, MB, ChB, PhD, FRCPath, Bioimaging Research Group, Centre for Molecular Bioscience, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland and newly elected President of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE)

Peter W. Howison, MD, ABFP, ABHM, President, Dunes City Council, Dunes City, OR

Herlin Hsieh, Researcher, Taiwan Watch Institute, Taiwan

Galina Husaruk, Therapeute, Quebec

Stephen Hwang, DDS, FRAH (Royal Academy of Health-London), London, England

William A. Ingram, MD, Assistant Professor, Dept. Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NB

Councillor Lisa Intemann, BA(Hons), BAppSc, Community Development worker of 30 years, Wauchope, NSW, Australia

Robert L. Isaacson, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY. Member of the 2006 National Research Council panel which reviewed the toxicology of fluoride, Binghamton, NY

Yuyun Ismawati, Director of BALIFOKUS Foundation, Coordinator of JALA- Sampah. Indonesia

Antone G. Jacobson, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Martin H. Jenzer, MD, Director Projeunesse AG, Rochester, N.Y. And Hergiswil, Switzerland

Frank Jerome, DDS, Columbus, IN

Doris M. Jones, MSc, Independent Researcher, Co-Editor of Environmental Issues Forum (EIF), Ilford, Essex, England.

Marilyn K. Jones, DDS, Houston, TX

John W Johnson, DDS, BA (chemistry), New Albany, OH

Eloise Kailin, MD, Sequim, WA

Emily Kane, ND, Lac, Author Managing Menopause Naturally, Member of mayoral commission to re-examine risk/benefit of fluoridation, Juneau, AK

Theodore Kastenbaum, DDS, North Bellmore, NY

Junji Kato, MD, PhD, Miyachiyo Kato Clinic, Director of the Japanese Temperance Union, a member of Japanese Society for Fluoride Research, Japan

Joel M. Kauffman, PhD, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, author of "Malignant Medical Myths," (Infinity Publ., West Conshohocken, PA), NJ

Taichi Kazuno, DDS, a member of Japanese Society for Fluoride Research, Beppu city, Japan

Charles M. H. Keil, PhD (Anthropology), musician and author of Urban Blues; Bright Balkan Morning; and Born to Groove, Lakeville, CT

David Kennedy, DDS, Past President of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, San Diego, CA

Pam Killeen, co-author of the NY Times bestselling book, The Great Bird Flu Hoax, Toronto, Canada

Jong-Chul Kim, Editor of Green Review, South Korea

Dan Knapp, PhD, (Sociology) CEO of Urban Ore, Incorporated, a reuse and recycling business in Berkeley, CA

Wayne H. Konetzki, MD, Waukesha, WI

Stephen M. Koral, DMD, Vice President International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Boulder, CO

Ruth Greenwood Koss, RN, BS, MS, Retired school nurse in the public school system in Somerville, NJ

George J. Krol, PhD, Retired after 33 years of bioanalytical and pharmacological research, Longmeadow, MA

Lennart Krook, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Thayanithi Kulenthran, Principal, & Strategic Planning and Operations DayAnidhi Earth (Compassion for Earth) & Greenfields Consulting, Selangor, Malaysia

Mitchell Kurk, MD, Lawrence, NY

Katie Lajoie, RN, Public Health Nurse, Charlestown, NH

Muna Lakhani, National Co-ordinator, Institute for Zero Waste in Africa, Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa

Pierre Larose, DDS, Retired A/Major, Canadian Forces Dental Services, Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry, Founding member of the Quebec Holistic Dental Association and currently, Vice-President International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Montreal, Canada

Mikael Laurent, Coordinator MCE (Maison de la Consommation et de l'Environment) Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

Robert W. Lavely, DMD, MBA, PSC, Private dental practice, Louisville, KY

Todd Lawson, DMD, Aesthetic Dentistry of Bellevue, WA

Grant H. Layton, DDS, President, Layton Dental, President, Environmental Dental Association, Encinitas, CA

Tony Lees, BDS, Dental surgeon. Dental advisor to UK Councils Against Fluoridation and the National Pure Water Association, Brecon, South Wales.

Ljuba Lemke, DMD, PhD, ND, Transformational Orthodontics (A holistic approach to Dentistry), Mt. Laurel, NJ

Leonardo Leonidas, MD, FAAP, Assistant Clinical Professor in Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, ME

Gilles Leroux, BSc, MSc, Biologie, ND, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Warren Levin, MD, NY, NY

Henry Lickers, BSc, Director of the Department of the Environment of the Mohawks' Council of Akwesasne, Akwesasne

Howard S. Lieberman, DC, Cortland, NY

Luise Light, MS, EdD, Nutritionist, Coordinator, Health Promotion Programs, VT Blueprint for Health, Southeast Region, Bellows Falls, VT

Hardy Limeback, PhD, DDS, Assoc. Professor and Head of Preventive Dentistry, University of Toronto, past president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, and Member of the 2006 National Research Council panel which reviewed the toxicology of fluoride, Mississauga, Canada.

Theodore C. Linn, BA, BD, PhD, University Chaplain (ret.), Emeritus Professor of Religion, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY

Gary Liss, BSc, MPA, Zero Waste consultant (President of Gary Liss & Associates), CRRA Recycler of the Year (2005), and Leader of Recyclers Global Warming Council, Zero Waste for Global Cooling coalition, Global Recycling Council, and Zero Waste International Alliance, Loomis, CA, USA.

Mariann Lloyd-Smith, PhD, (Law) Senior Advisor, National Toxics Network Inc., East Ballina, NSW, Australia

Eugeniy Lobanov, BSc, Toxics Campaigner, environmental group FRI, Belarus

Mark S. Lohbauer, JD, former member of the Board of Directors of the NJ Grassroots Environmental Organization, Pennsauken, NJ

Rodney Lofton, DDS, Fenton, MO

Robert Luby, MD, Faculty, Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, Lawrence, MA

Jennifer Luke, PhD, BDS, Dentist, England

Don Mac Auley, BDS, Dental Surgeon and Chairman of Irish Dentists Opposing Fluoridation , Ireland

Cameron I. MacLean, BSc, DDS, General practitioner and Faculty, Oragnathic Bioesthetics International (OBI), Calgary, Alberta, Canada

L. R. B. Mann, PhD, (rtd) Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Peter John Mansfield, MA, MB, B Chir FRSA, Family Doctor and independent scientist, member of the Advisory Board for the Systematic Review of Public Water Fluoridation conducted by the NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York (known as "The York Review", McDonagh et al., 2000), Newark on Trent, England

Victor A. Marcial-Vega, MD, Member, Public and Environmental Health Committee, Puerto Rico College of Physicians and Surgeons, San Juan, William Marcus, PhD, Former chief toxicologist of the EPA Water Division, fired over the questions he raised on the downgrading of cancer in the NTP (1990) study, Boyds, MD

Lynn Margulis, PhD, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Geosciences, UMASS Amherst, member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a 1999 recipient of the National Medal of Science., Amherst, MA

Michael Margolis, DDS, Doctor of Integrative Medicine, PC, President of the International Academy of Biological Dentistry, Founding Member of the Institute for Nutritional Dentistry, Mesa, AZ

Lisa Matriste, BDSc, Dentist, Malvern, Victoria, Australia

Paul Matthews, Fine Arts Saint Martin's School of Art, London and University of London Institute of Education Art Teacher's Certificate, Bilingual poet and artist specializing in the exposure of political and cultural manipulation of civil society, Saint Senoux, Ille-et- Vilaine, France

Conrad G. Maulfair, Jr., DO, Topton, PA

Jim Maxey, DDS, Tulsa, OK

Laura McCarthy, Program Associate, Citizens' Environmental Coalition, Albany, NY

Tom McGuire, DDS, Dentist, President The Dental Wellness Institute, Founder International Association of Mercury Free Dentists (IAMFD), Sebastopol, CA

Ellen G. McGrath, DDS, Denver, CO

David McRae, BSc(Hons), Grad Dip (Human Services), Health Promotion Officer, Geelong, Australia

Marelyn Medina, MD, Urologist, The Family Urology Center, McAllen, TX

William B. Megill, DDS, Dr. of Integrative Medicine, Rocky Hill, NJ

Larry F. Mehne, PhD, Professor of Chemistry, Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA

Sonia Mendoza, BS Chemistry, Chairman, Mother Earth Foundation, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Terrence A. Messerman, DDS, Past President, The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology

Philip Michael, MB, BCh, DCH, DRCOG, MICGP, Chair, Irish Doctors Environmental Association, Vice President [Europe]

Howard W. Mielke, PhD, Environmental Toxicologist (town, state)

Kim Mi-hwa, Director, Korea Zero Waste Movement Network, Seoul, Korea International Society of Doctors for the Environment, Millbrook Medical Centre, Bandon, Co Cork, Ireland

Henry Micklem, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Immunobiology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

Rosemary Grace Minervini, RDH, MS, Retired Dental Hygienist, Master's Degree in Dental Hygiene Administration, Education and Research, Lehi, UT

Gideon Mishnaevsky, MSc, Geologist, Ramat Hasharon, near Tel-Aviv, Israel

Jerry Mittelman, DDS, Past-president of The International Academy of Preventive Medicine, publisher The Holistic Dental Digest PLUS, NY

Peter Montague, PhD, Environmental Research Foundation, New Brunswick, NJ

Hans Moolenburgh, MD, Author, "Fluoride: The Freedom Fight" (Mainstream pub., Edinburgh, 1987), Haarlem, Netherlands.

Pierre-Jean Morin, PhD, Director of medical research at Laval University Hospital (1973-1979) and principal author of La fluoration: autopsie d'une erreur scientifique (Editions Berger, Eastman, QC, 2005) Quebec, Canada

Jeffrey Morris, PhD (Economics), Sound Resource Management, Olympia, WA

Aaron Moss, DDS, PhD, New York, NY

Viv Mountford, BSc, Former Coordinator, Halton Friends of the Earth group. Awarded a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by FoE UK, for anti- toxics campaigning. Chester, Cheshire, UK

Alan Muller, Executive Director, Green Delaware, Port Penn, DE

Liliane Buffaut Mungo, Comitato Tutela Valdichiana, Italia Nostra, Arezzo, Italy

Tohru Murakami, DDS, PhD, former President of Japanese Society for Fluoride Research, former Vice President of Gunma prefectural Dental Association, Japan.

Akihiro Nagano, DDS, PhD, member of Japanese Society for Fluoride Research, Sizuokaken, Japan

Lisa Nagy, MD, Chair of Public Relations for the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Shimizu Nakao, DDS, Kanome Dental Clinic, member of Japanese Society for Fluoride Research, director of Japanese Society for Tobacco Control, Hamatonbetsu, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Gerald Natzke, DO, President, American Academy of Environmental Medicine, Wichita, KS

Hans H. Nehrlich, PhD, Private Practice Orthomolecular Medicine, ret. university lecturer, Germany and Australia, Brisbane, Australia

J. B. Neilands, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA

James A. Neubrander, MD, Edison, NJ

Randall Neustaedter, OMD, Classical Medicine Center, Author of Child Health Guide: Holistic Pediatrics for Parents, 2005, Redwood City, CA

John A. Newby, PhD, Liverpool, England

Jacqueline Nielsen, Barrister-at-Law, The Law Library, Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland

Gail Nielsen, MA, RPC, Principal Coach, The Move Mountains Group, Executive Coaching & Consulting Services, London, Ontario, Canada

Walter De La O, DDS, Manager of Sanoviv's Dental Clinic, Baja, CA

David J. Ogle, MD, Medical Director of The Center for Environmental Medicine in Portland, OR

Richard Olree, DC, 26 years of practice, Co -- Author of "Minerals for the Genetic Code", Hillman, MI

Mary O'Brien, PhD, Author of Making Better Environmental Decisions: An Alternative to Risk Assessment (MIT Press 2000), Eugene, OR

E.M.T. O'Nan, Director, Protect All Children's Environment, Marion, NC

Bill Osmunson, DDS, MPH, Director, The Institute for Comprehensive Dental Studies. Dental practitioner and educator for 30 years with active practices in Bellevue, WA and Lake Oswego, OR. Host for the Cable-TV Series, "The Doctor's Corner", Portland, OR

Ian E. Packington, MA Cert Tox, Independent Science Adviser to National Pure Water Association [NPWA], York, England

Jamie D. Page, Chief Executive, The Cancer Prevention and Education Society, Canary Wharf, London, England

Geoff Pain, PhD, Lecturer in Science, University of Notre Dame, Environmental Consultant, Member of the Western Australia Environment Minister's Panel of Experts, Member of the Australian Labor Party Environment and Conservation Policy Committee, Perth, Western Australia

John J. Palmer, DMD, Greer, SC

Alireza Panahpour,DDS, Practicing dentist, Irvine, CA

Gilles Parent, ND, author of "L'inconsequence de la Fluoration," 1975 and co-author of "La fluoration autopsie d'une erreur scientifique," 2005, member de l'Association de diplômes en naturopathie du Quebec, (the association has taken a position against fluoridation and it is member of «Front commun pour une eau saine»), St. Laurent (Montreal), Quebec, Canada

Gurdev Parmar, BSc, ND, Fort Langley, BC, Canada

Richard Passwater, PhD, Berlin, MD

Dilena Pathragoda, Project Director, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ), Colombo, Sri Lanka

Tom Petrie, BS, Nutritionist, Schachter Center for Complementary Medicine, Spring Valley, NY

Diane Philips, MB, BS, BSc(Hons), DA, England

Lawrence A. Plumlee, MD, (town, State)

Robert Pocock, fluoride spokesperson for VOICE for the Irish Environment, Dublin, Ireland

Michael D. Porteus, RPh, Staff pharmacist, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Myles A. Preble, DMD, Dental Studio, Salt Lake City, UT

James Presley, PhD, Texarkana, TX

Joseph Py, DO, Amesbury, MA

Romeo Quijano, MD, Manilla, Philippines

Dr. Doris Rapp, Scottsdale, AZ

William J. Rea, MD, Dallas, TX

Leo Rebello, ND, PhD, President, AIDS Alternativa International, Mumbai, India

Mark Riskedahl, Executive Director, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, Portland, OR

Donald Robbins, DMD, Exton, PA

Philip Robertson BHSc, ND, a Naturopath from Australia, formerly lecturer in Health Sciences at Victoria University, currently a consultant in functional pathology testing, Carmoora Clinic, Geelong, Australia

Perry O. Roehl, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Geology, Emeritus, Trinity University, San Antonio, TX

De Rodgers, Executive Director, American Academy of Environmental Medicine

Lisa R. Rogers, DO, Professor in Neuro-oncology, Department of Neurology, Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Michael B. Rogers, DDS, Arlington, VA

Robert D. Rousseau, DDS, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Nathalie Roussy, Dental hygienist, Longueuil, Quebec

Paul G. Rubin, DDS, MIAOMT, Seattle, WA

Ralph Anthony Ryder, Director, Communities Against Toxics UK, Editor; TOXCAT, Ellesmere Port, England

Dr. Andrew Rynne, LRCP&SI, MICGP, Medical Practitioner and columnist for the Irish Medical News, founder of Clane General Hospital,, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Ruth Sackman, President, Foundation fro Advancement in Cancer Therapy (FACT), NY, NY

Penchom Saetang, Coordinator of Campaign for Alternative Industry Network (CAIN), and Director of the Thai Right to Know project, and Asian Public Intellectual Fellow, 2005, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Ram Charitra Sah, MSc Environment Science, Executive Director, CEPHED, Kathmandu, Nepal

Bittu Sahgal, Editor, Sanctuary magazine, Mumbai, India

Karl Sandberg, MD, Ola, AR Mageswari Sangaralingam (Masters in Environmental Management), Research Officer, Consumers Association of Penang, Malaysia

Diego Saporta, MD, Elizabeth, NJ

Camille C. Sarmiento, MENRM, Provincial Government Environment and Natural Resource Officer, Province of Northern Samar, Philippines

Bryony Schwan, MS, Executive Director, The Biomimicry Institute, and affiliate faculty at the University of Montana's Environment Studies program, Missoula, MT

Alan Schwartz, PhD, Professor Emeritus Environmental Studies, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY

Pete Seeger, folksinger, songwriter and co-founder of the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, starting the Hudson River Cleanup Campaign, Beacon, NY

Robert J. Sexauer, DDS, Clinton MO

Karilee H. Shames, PhD, RN, Advance Practice Holistic Nurse, co-author "Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled?" and "Thyroid Power", San Rafael, CA

Richard L. Shames, MD, 35 years GP experience, co-author "Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled?" and "Thyroid Power", San Rafael, CA

Nestor B. Shapka, BSc, DDS, AIOMT, Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada

Bill Sheehan, PhD, former Executive director of the Grass Roots Recycling Network, current director of Product Policy Institute, Athens, GA

Mary Shomon, Leading thyroid patient advocate and best-selling author of the Thyroid Diet, http://www.thyroid-info.com

Alfred A. Siess, Jr., BCE, MBA, Environmental/Economic Consultant (Ret. Engineering Executive), Lehigh Valley, PA

Jimmy Siles, MSc civil engineering, fluoride spokesperson and board member for Qualite de Vie a Quebec and Front Commun pour une Eau Saine, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Alan B. Shrank, MD, FRCP(UK), Consultant physician. Medical advisor to UK Councils Against Fluoridation, Shrewsbury, England

Paul G. Slack, BS Industrial Engineering, Grade IV Water Treatment Operator License, Manager, Mount Desert Water District, Northeast Harbor, ME

Brian J. Smith. DDS, Eureka, CA

Stephen F. Smith, DDS, Practicing general dentist, Grass Valley, CA

Patricia Ann Smith-Willis, MD (Research), Environmental Health Center, Dallas, TX

Caroline Snyder, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY

Kristine L. Soly, MD, FACC, Holistic cardiologist, Yarmouthport, MA

Charlie Spencer: Radio broadcaster (35 years), environmental film maker and advocate, Chairman (1993 -- 1999), National Ecology Commission, Secular Franciscan Order (SFO), USA, and editor of the Commission's newsletter, "The Guardian of Creation," Springfield, MA

Bruce Spittle, MB, ChB, DPM, FRANZCP, Managing Editor of Fluoride, Quarterly Journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research, Dunedin, New Zealand

Prof. Joerg Spitz, Managing director of the Society for Medical Information and Prevention in Germany, Wiesbaden, Germany

W. Gary Sprules, MA, PhD, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Jean Starai, ND, Elgin, IL

Daniel G. Stockin, MPH, Senior Operations Officer, The Lillie Center, Inc., TN

Janet S. Stopka, DDS, President, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Downers Grove, IL

Philip Stowell, MB, BS (London), FACNEM, General Practice, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Prof. Dr. Anna Strunecka, DSc, Professor Emeritus of Physiology, Faculty of Sciences Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Phillip P. Sukel, DDS, Past President of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Huntley, IL

A. K. Susheela, PhD, FASc, FAMS, Executive Director, Fluorosis Research & Rural Development, Delhi, India

Kathleen Thiessen, PhD, Senior Scientist, SENES Oak Ridge, Inc., Center for Risk Analysis, Oak Ridge, Member of the 2006 National Research Council panel which reviewed the toxicology of fluoride. Oak Ridge, TN

Dick Thom, DDS, ND, Professor, National College of Natural Medicine, Portland, OR

Masami Thumagari, Member of Japanese Society for Fluoride Research, Moriyama-city, Shiga-pref, Japan

Joseph W. Tinko, Esq., Tinko Law Group, Meadville, PA

Fabio Tomei, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico of Milan, Italy

Jeanine Trevillyan, MD, Texarkana, AR

Liz Vaughan, Councilor, Information Officer for UK Councils Against Fluoridation, Cumbria, England

Robert Verkerk, DIC, PhD, Executive & Scientific Director, Alliance for Natural Health, Dorking, Surrey, England

Chris Vermeire, Journalist, Antwerp, Belgium

Gerald E. Vermette, DDS, Skowhegan, ME

Jeffrey Viglielmo, DDS, Woodstock, NY

Maureen Viglielmo, MS, DDS, Woodstock, NY

Murray J. Vimy, BA, DMD, practicing dentist and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Dept. of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Dr Ilona Visser, BSc, BChD, PDD, Senior Consultant, Cape Town SmileStudios, Cape Town, South Africa

Alan R. Vinitsky, MD, Private practitioner, Board-certified Internist and Pediatrician, Gaithersburg, MD

Prapti Wahyuningsih, BSc Environmental engineering, Program Officer/Community Development expert (solid waste management and domestic waste water), Bali Fokus Foundation, Sesetan-Denpasar, Bali- Indonesia

Mati Waiya, Executive Director, Wishtoyo Foundation, Ventura Coastkeeper, Ventura, CA

John D. Walsh, DDS, Anchorage, AK

Barbara Warren RN, MS in Environmental Health Science, Warren Environmental & Health Consulting Services, Inc. NY

Dave Warwick, DDS, Hanna, Alberta, Canada

Robin N. Watkins, DO, MSCC, UK trained Osteopathic Practitioner, member of the General Osteopathic Council and British Osteopathic Association, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Alan Weiner, DO, Environmental Medicine, Portland, ME

William. A. Westendorf, BS, DDS, LMt, Cincinnati, OH

Maria Westerman, Medical Laboratory for diagnostic tests and research, Hadassah Hospital, Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, Israel

John Whitelegg, BA, PhD, FCIT, Lancaster City Councilor and Joint Chairman of UK Councils Against Fluoridation, Lancaster, England

Richard S. Wilkinson, MD, Yakima, WA

Craig E. Williams, Director: Kentucky Environmental Foundation, Director: Chemical Weapons Working Group, Recipient: 2006 Goldman Environmental Prize, KY

Louisa L. Williams, MS, DC, ND, Novato, CA

Jeffrey A. Williamson, BS, DDS, Lake Oswego, OR

Bill Wilson, Past President New Zealand Pure Water Association, Auckland, New Zealand

John L. Wilson, Jr., MD, CEO Great Smokies Medical Center of Asheville, Past President, American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM), Past President, Great Lakes College of Clinical Medicine (Currently the International College of Clinical Medicine), Director, International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Advisor, American Board of Clinical Metal Toxicology, Asheville, NC

Bernie Windham, Biostatistician and Engineer, Research Director, DAMS (Dental Amalgam Mercury Syndrome) International, Tallahassee, Fl

Kenneth N. Woliner, MD, ABFP, Family Physician, Boca Raton, FL

Yuen-Mei Wong, Community and media activist for environmental justice issues; committee member, Broga/Semenyih No Incinerator Action Committee, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

Councilor Arnold Woolley, DipIM, MCMI, Rtd. Senior Police Officer, past JP and current environmental activist, North Wales, UK

Mae W. Woo, DDS, Billings, MT

Patti Wood, Executive Director, Grassroots Environmental Education, Port Washington, NY

Joyce R. Young, ND, IBCLC, Private Practice Physician with a speciality in Environmental Medicine, Portland, Oregon

Matthew Young DDS, PA, Member and director of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, Hendersonville, NC Mag. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Rudolf Ziegelbecker, Graz, Austria

Loty Zilberman, MSc, Chemical Engineer, Environmental and Toxicological Consultant, Israel

John Zimmerman, PhD, in Biological Psychology and Neuroscience. Owner and Director of a four-bed sleep disorders center in Reno, NV