028-Protecting Our Public Health with Sharity Ludwig

This week on Protecting our Public Health Sharity Ludwig continues her dive into this month's topics of fluoride! She continues her conversation with Dr. Kurt Ferre about Fluoride and the impact it has made on oral health.    Episode Highlights Fluoride as a neurotoxin  Fluorosis  Politics of Fluoridation    Quotes    “The dose makes the poison”    “Caffeine is listed as a neurotoxin, as is Aspirin”    “You can’t say fluorosis, there are many levels of fluorosis, like how there are vast varying levels to having a fever”    “Over 70% of the fluorosis was due to the inappropriate use of fluoride containing tooth products, in particular, swallowing toothpaste”    “Educate the parents that their children should not be swallowing toothpaste”    “We used to say a pea sized amount of toothpaste containing fluoride, we not say a rice grain sized amount”    “Fluorosis is a cosmetic issue, it's not a sign of anything systemically”   “The opponents to fluoridation and the opponents to vaccination are two peas in the same pod, in my opinion”     “All politics are local”  Links   American Academy of Pediatrics: www.ilikemyteeth.org     CDC: www.cdc.goc/fluoridation    ADA: www.ada.org/fluoride   Fluoridation Facts: https://www.ada.org/en/public-programs/advocating-for-the-public/fluoride-and-fluoridation/fluoridation-facts   American Fluoridation Society: https://americanfluoridationsociety.org   Fluoride exposed: https://fluorideexposed.org   Sharitys Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharetherdhlove/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel One homepage: http://dentalpodcastnetworkchannelone.otcpn.libsynpro.com/ The Dental Podcast Network Channel Two homepage: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dental-podcast-networks-channel-two/id1478530429