Harry S. Goodman and Matt Jacob

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Is there really a debate about public fluoridation?
The DrBicuspid.com article on the water fluoridation debate mischaracterizes what the science shows about both the health and financial impacts of fluoridation. Harry S. Goodman and Matt Jacob clarify these findings.
December 22, 2013
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