It is still a medical treatment added to the water supply, and sets a dangerous precedent. This same power if unchecked has the potential for great harm.
As for efficacy, the same (or greater) benefits to enamel hardness can be obtained from using fluoride toothpaste anyway, I do not see the urgency for this. They've stopped fluoridating their water in Scandinavia for years now.
As for efficacy, the same (or greater) benefits to enamel hardness can be obtained from using fluoride toothpaste anyway, I do not see the urgency for this. They've stopped fluoridating their water in Scandinavia for years now.