Calgary Water Fluoridation
Stopping fluoridation raised child cavities; the city reversed course.
D · 10/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Critics of fluoride cite autonomy and dosage.
2 · The realist counter-case
Dentists warn cessation harms low-income kids.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Post-2011 cessation: 64.8% of Calgary kids with cavities vs 55.1% in fluoridated Edmonton; reinstated 2025.
4 · Liberty check
Bodily-autonomy claims vs. population dental health.
5 · The real tradeoff
A natural experiment that argued for fluoridation.
Allies & Playbook
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No individual sponsor record is catalogued for this policy yet. Start with the primary sources below and the Allies directory.