No it isn't, it's actually bad for you. If you study what happened in Newburgh, New York and other places, you'll know how dangerous it is. Fluoride is an acute toxin with a rating slightly higher than that of lead. According to "Clinical Toxicology of Commercial products," lead is given a toxicity rating of 3 to 4, and Fluoride is rated at 4 (3 = moderately toxic, 4 = very toxic). On December 7, 1992, the new EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for lead was set at 0.015 ppm, with a goal of 0.0ppm. The MCL for fluoride is currently set for 4.0ppm - that's over 350 times the permissable level of lead. Fluoride is also considered toxic waste. It is one of the most bone seeking elements known to mankind. The US Public Health Service has stated that fluoride makes the bones more brittle and the dental enamel more porous. Current intake is estimated to be between 5 and 7 mg/day in "optimally fluoridated" areas. Current fluoride intake is equally divided between drinking water (in fluoridated areas), food, other beverages, and dental products, meaning that even if you don't live in a fluoridated area, fluoride is endangering your health. Average fluoride content in juices is 0.02 to 2.80 parts per million, in part because of variations in fluoride concentrations of water used in production. Children's ingestion of fluoride from juices and juice-flavored beverages can be quite substantial and a crucial factor in developing fluorosis. Grape juice has been found to contain up to 6.8 mg/L of fluoride, a can of chicken soup up to 4 mg of fluoride. Fluoride can be found in water, toothpaste, mouthwash, Dentist's treatment, fluoride pills, juice, soft drinks, canned food, commercial fruit and vegetables, Teflon and Tefal coated items (such as frying pans), etc. As little as 0.04 mg/kg/day has been proven to cause adverse health effects. Retention of 2mg a day will produce crippling skeletal fluorosis in one's lifetime. Approximately half of each day's fluoride intake will be retained. This is what makes it so dangerous. Four major studies involving 480,000 children (US, 39,000; Japan, 22,000; India, 400,000; Tucson, 29,000) comparing fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas showed no significant difference in decay rates. Proven is that a higher intake of fluoride will actually cause MORE cavities, especially for children with low dietary calcium intake. In 1990 fluoride was found to be an equivocal carcinogen by the National Cancer Institute Toxicology Program. In 1992 further studies by the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed a 6.9 fold increase in bone cancer in young males. In 1997 there were more than 80 references available, linking fluoride to cancer. Fluorides lower the intelligence capacity of humans, with children, again, especially susceptible to early fluoride toxicity. IQ levels were significantly lower than children not exposed to fluorides in all age groups listed. The US Public Health Service estimates that 1 in 5 children have dental fluorosis. Never drink fluoridated water. Here's a few websites about some of the dangers and what to do about it: http://www.fluoridealert.org/ http://books.google.com/books?id=q3v_JgjZ6fsC&dq=fluoride&printsec=frontcover&source=in&hl=en&ei=idERSsnSCaa-M6b4xIcN&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=14#PPP1,M1

Fluoride is a violent poison, more toxic than lead, and only 2% less toxic than arsenic. It turns the teeth brown, damages the bones, induces Down's Syndrome, and lowers IQ. http://www.fluoridation.com/calgaryh.htm http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org... http://www.wholywater.com/fluoride.html http://www.fluoridealert.org/downs-syndrome.htm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8338976 http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php