A Drop in the Bucket (USPHS, 1952)

This film tells the story of how one community brought the benefits of fluoridated water to its children, how the dentists, the health officers, the mayor, the waterworks engineer, and citizens got together and fought for fluoridation before it was the widely recognized public health measure it is today. Based in part on the story of how the people of Newark, Delaware added fluoride to their water supply, the film vividly portrays the down-to-earth situations that exist in every community, the typical conflicts, the doubts about fluoridation, and the evidence for it. It answers scores of questions parents are asking about fluoridation: What good does it do? How much does it cost? What is fluoride? How do you add it to water? What does fluoride look like? Is it dangerous? Does it stain teeth and make bones brittle? Why do some towns take fluorides out of water? Isn't it mass medication? Does it harden water? Does it color water and make it taste funny?
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[@jomama5186]

I wish small towns still looked like this :(

[@bennorwood8433]

You mean they don’t

[@conniethingstad1070]

I was a test person for Crest products as they were developed at the dental school I taught at. Now, I know the truth about fluoride and use it as little as possible.

[@michaeldutton7070]

Go Newark, Delaware!

[@bennorwood8433]

It looks a lot different now

[@Mark_Ocain]

Nothing like a nice cool glass of aluminum mine trailings or nuclear refuse to refresh one! At least your teeth will be strong once your mind is fried LOL. What of our purity of essence, Mandrake?

[@BelindaWoodson-uc5is]

I would like to know if that was the Watergate Scandal ?

[@clover1698]

In Australia we have chlorine and fluoride in our water yuck

[@JudySumCatcenterfolds]

This chemical will save teeth? Oxymoron!

[@rapman5363]

Water should be free of any added adulterant period!! You are forcing people to ingest something they may not choose to.
There are fluoride supplements that folks can take if they so desire.
Water should be as pure as can be and not used for any hygienic experiment or agenda.
My opinion and I’ve lived in areas that both do and don’t fluoridate water.

[@mariekatherine5238]

Kills brain cells along with tooth decaying germs! So we'll soon have a generation of demented elderly with beautiful teeth?