The debate over the health benefits of fluoride has exploded after a US federal toxicology report, a court ruling and an independent scientific study all called for an updated risk-benefit analysis.
Ian Example hears of Catherine Carstairsprofessor of history at the University of Guelph in Canada, on how attitudes toward fluoridation have evolved, and Olivier Jonesprofessor of chemistry at RMIT University, Melbourne, on where science stands today
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