Healthwatch on 09/10/12  Air date:  Mon, 09/10/2012 - 11:00am -
12:00pm Short Description:  The Portland Fluoride Debate--an
hour-long special   On the eve of Portland City Council's vote
to fluoridate the water supply, the issue has divided Portland's
residents.  Is fluoride effective?  Is it safe?  Is there a
significant difference between naturally occurring fluoride and
the form that is used in tap water?   Is putting fluoride in the
water the best way to promote its application?  Should we be
putting medications, however effective and safe, in the public
water supply?  Today's guests,  Kylie Menagh-Johnson (Everyone
Deserves Healthy Teeth Coalition) and Dr. Paul Connett (Fluoride
Action Network), are here to answer these questions from both
sides of the fluoride divide.  Kylie Menagh-Johnson earned a
Master's degree in Public Health from Portland State in 2001 and
has worked on numerous public health issues that affect dental
health, including tobacco cessation (smokefree bars &
restaurants, tobacco-free