It’s been 60 years since Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove satirized fears about water fluoridation. But an insistent minority within the scientific community that has questioned its safety is getting renewed attention, raising concerns about whether fluoridation has outlived its purpose.
Earlier this year, fluoridation had its day in court—and lost, to fluoridation skeptics.
Joseph Polidoro is a Sarasota, Florida-based independent science writer. His work has appeared in Scientific American and Science News.
