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American Academy of Pediatrics calls fluoride study into question
In this column, which originally ran on the website Ilikemyteeth.org, writers from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Campaign for Dental Health collected responses about a newly released study that linked fluoride in drinking water with hypothyroidism.
March 12, 2015
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State regulators have suspended the license of an Iowa dentist who is accused of being drunk while performing a root canal on a prisoner at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Image and caption courtesy of the Iowa Department of Corrections.
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