This is old news but still relevant to the debate and the issue of fluoridation. In a Toronto Star expose on fluoride (April 25, 1999), Dr. Hardy Limeback, a consultant to the Canadian Dental Association and dentistry professor at the University of Toronto, admitted that fluoride may not be the safe dental miracle some would have the public believe. Once a staunch proponent of fluoridation, Limeback is now strongly opposed against public water fluoridation, and himself avoids drinking Toronto tap water. He explained that he sees the early signs of too much fluoride in his dental practice, with the majority of the children he treats in his practice having dental fluorosis.
Limeback stated, "The fact is that fluoride is a dangerous by-product of the manufacturing of phosphate fertilizers, the smelting industry and coal-burning utility plants, and it is the legal responsibility of these companies to properly dispose of it. Imagine selling an industrial pollutant to municipalities, and then dumping into public water systems. When the extent of this issue is known to the public, it'll make tobacco industries look like saints. Fluoride is a pollutant, so why would you want to swallow that stuff? I had joint problems which cleared up when I switched to non-fluoridated water. We absolutely know about the tragic consequences of higher levels of fluoride, and we know it builds up over time. These people haven't done any studies to find out what effect fluoride accumulation will have at current levels. How can they say it's safe when the studies haven't been done? Right now, we have people who have been ingesting fluoride for 35 years. What happens in another 50 years when these people have been adding this poison to their bones for 85 years?"
A growing body of documented literature on fluoride does suggest links to various cancers, increased incidences of bone fractures, nervous system disorders, mental dysfunction and behavioral problems. Not surprising, considering that fluoride is between lead and arsenic on the toxicity scale.
Dental Expert Rejects Fluoride
http://www.robertgammal.com/Fluoride/TopResRejFl.html
Fluoridation Quietly Reduced Again
http://www.fluoridealert.org/news/fluoridation-quietly-reduced-again/