Fluoridation is Reinstated After One Year Debate
In Clearwater Florida, after a year of heated public debate, grassroots education and advocacy by dentists and voters’ rejection of two county commissioners who voted against fluoridation, Pinellas County, Florida, will begin fluoridating its water again.
The Pinellas County Commission voted 6-1 Nov. 27 to reinstate fluoridation to its 700,000 residents served by county water. The commission listened to three hours of public testimony for and against fluoridation before voting. The county expects to be fluoridating again by March 1, 2013.
