Rae,
I want to slap the face of many dentists every day... believe me, I have seen and heard it all!!
Now that you are more aware of the fluoride issue... you can refuse the topical treatments for both yourself and your children. Save your money and buy the xylitol for everyone to use! Kids love the gum and mints!
With regard to the bitewing xrays... I believe that they are necessary once a year. The radiation exposure is very minimal and it really is the only way to check in between the teeth for cavities.
The FDA as you may already know.... is not an organization that necessarily protects the consumer. It protects it's own interests first, people second, if that.
Fluoride has been dumped into the main water supply for many years. If you google fluoridated water per city or state, you will get more info than you care to read about it!
All we can do is seek knowledge and become our own advocates!!
Keep in touch..... let me know how you like the xylitol
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Rrae
.....it's all about the MONEY! Unbelievable. This has me speechless.
I will absolutely use the xylitol !
This all boils down to 'Innocent Ignorance'....... Somehow we've all (figuratively speaking) been 'programmed' to be under the assumption that fluoride is a 'good' thing.
This makes me want to walk in and SLAP my dentist! He's definitely in this for the money, no two ways about it. I've taken all my kids to him since he started his practice almost 20 years ago! He's expensive.....but I understand all about the costs of overhead and keeping current with technology and the high-end equipment he pays for in his freestanding facility......and he employs at least 3 or 4 hygienists, etc...... I've gladly put my trust in him and wanted to support his growing practice.
Finding out about this fluoride issue feels like one big slap in the face! 
This is what we get for putting our trust in these dentists!
All our dental is out-of-pocket......and I seem to have fallen prey to all these 'bite-wing' xrays and fluoride treatments, etc.....thinking it's worth it to keep my kids in good dental health.
What a crock!
I just cannot comprehend WHY the FDA has allowed this 'poison' substance to be used to the degree that most dentists use it.
And why/how it even gets in our drinking water in the first place!
Thank you for your input, Bryanna. I will most certainly use the xylitol!
......now....  off to my other thread regarding the fluorosis issue.....
more ranting! sorry 
Rae
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