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Scientific Knowledge in Controversy : The Social Dynamics of the Fluoridation Debate SUNY Series in Science, Technology, and Society
author
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Martin, Brian.; Groth, Edward
publisher
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State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin
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0791405397
print isbn13
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9780791405390
ebook isbn13
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9780585091563
language
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English
subject
Water--Fluoridation--Social aspects, Dental caries--Prevention--Social aspects, Dental public health--Social aspects.
publication date
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1991
lcc
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RA591.7.M37 1991eb
ddc
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306.4/61
subject
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Water--Fluoridation--Social aspects, Dental caries--Prevention--Social aspects, Dental public health--Social aspects.
Scientific Knowledge in Controversy
SUNY SERIES IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY SAL RESTIVO, EDITOR
Scientific Knowledge in Controversy
The Social Dynamics of the Fluoridation Debate
Brian Martin
with a commentary by Edward Groth III
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS
Published by State University of New York Press, Albany
1991 State University of New York
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.
For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246
Production by E. Moore Marketing by Theresa A. Swierzowski
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Martin, Brian, 1947 Scientific knowledge in controversy: the social dynamics of the fluoridation debate / Brian Martin. p. cm. (SUNY series in science, technology, and society) ISBN 0-7914-0538-9. ISBN 0-7914-0539-7 (pbk.) 1. WaterFluoridationSocial aspects. 2. Dental caries Prevention-Social aspects. 3. Dental public healthSocial aspects. I. Title. II. Series. RA591.7.M37 1991 306.4 '61dc2090-34740 CIP
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Page v
Contents
Acknowledgments
vii
1. Introduction
1
2. Arguments
13
3. Coherent Viewpoints
37
4. The Struggle over Credibility
56
5. Professional Attack
92
6. A Corporate Connection?
115
7. Making a Decision
131
8. Studying the Controversy
148
The Fluoridation Controversy: Which Side Is Science On? by Edward Groth III
169
Appendix: Fluoridation around the World
193
Notes
218
Index
255
Page vii
Acknowledgments
Albert Burgstahler, Edith Waldbott, and many others (too numerous to mention) plied me with valuable information through correspondence. Gay Antonopoulos obtained copies of many publications for me through interlibrary loans. I thank the individuals listed in chapter 3 for their generosity in being interviewed. Discussions with Mark Diesendorf and Evelleen Richards provided me with insights. I received a large number of valuable corrections and comments on the earlier drafts from Albert Burgstahler, Brian Burr, John Colquhoun, Mark Diesendorf, Edward Groth III, Michael A. Lennon, Pam Scott, John Small, Donald Taves, and several anonymous reviewers. I especially thank Edward Groth III for his mammoth correspondence and for writing the commentary.
Page 1
1 Introduction
The 1 August 1988 issue of Chemical & Engineering News contained an article that caused a sensation in the long-running controversy over fluoridation. "Fluoridation of Water," a special report written by associate editor Bette Hileman,1 surveyed the arguments both for and against the measure.
Fluoridation is the addition of the element fluorinecalled "fluoride" when in an ionized formto public water supplies as a measure to help prevent tooth decay in children. Hileman's article outlined the standard view that fluoridation greatly reduces tooth decay, but also presented criticisms of this view. It described evidence both for and against claims that fluoridation may be involved in health problems, such as kidney disease, hypersensitive reactions, and cancer. It also recounted some of the methods used in the ardent promotion of fluoridation.
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