text: James Reeves - You and other fluoridation opponents (FOs) dishonestly claim fluoridation is a form of medication without providing a shred of proof.  The lack of proof is explainable because fluoridation is not medication any more than other water treatment processes like disinfection, pH adjustment, corrosion control and coagulation/flocculation.  Disinfection also creates (according to anti-F standards) a toxic brew of disinfection byproducts.  All these processes (along with fluoridation) involving potentially poisonous chemicals to the water to protect and improve public health.  The proven benefits of all these treatment processes far outweigh any risks, and any residual chemicals from any of these processes are regulated to be within safe limits.  The EPA controls "the dosage and side effects" of all water treatment chemicals.  That is a fact you seem not to understand.