What’s going on with fluoride? – podcast

The debate over the health benefits of fluoride has recently exploded after a US federal toxicology report, a court ruling and an independent scientific study all called for an updated risk-benefit analysis. Ian Sample hears from Catherine Carstairs, professor of history at the University of Guelph in Canada, about how attitudes towards fluoridation have evolved, and Oliver Jones, professor of chemistry at RMIT University in Australia, about where the science stands today