SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Dear XXX: 

We need your help urgently. The American Dental Association has just put out a message to their membership urging them to contact their elected officials in Washington, DC to specifically counter FAN’s 5th Citizen’s Conference on Fluoride and our first ever fluoride lobby day on Monday. 

According to the ADA's message:

“Fluoridation opponents are planning to lobby members of Congress during a conference in Washington, D.C., from September 5-8.  Their stated goals are to end community water fluoridation, ask for congressional hearings on what they believe are the dangers of fluoridation, and request that Congress de-fund the CDC’s Division of Oral Health.  They plan to tell members of Congress that community water fluoridation lowers I.Q. levels in children, and that fluoridation is dangerous and ineffective.”

“In August, the ADA sent letters to every member of Congress, touting the upcoming 70thanniversary of fluoridation, and providing “10 Reasons to Fluoridate.”  We believe that members of Congress should hear from you directly, prior to the opponents’ lobbying visits.  With your help, we can stop this campaign of misinformation and continue community water fluoridation, which the CDC has proclaimed one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century.”

Please help us set the record straight with our officials on Capitol Hill. We need as many of you as possible to contact your Representatives and Senators to urge them to support congressional hearings on fluoridation. Please take a few minutes to send a message using our automated system.  And please remember, that a phone message is even more influential, especially if you are a medical or scientific professional. 

If we work together, we can fill the inboxes and answering machines of these officials over the weekend so that the momentum is built up in our favor when we hold our lobby day on Monday.

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Conference Live Stream Today

FAN has partnered with Clint Griess and the International Fluoride Free Teleconference to bring you a live audio and video feed direct from the conference in DC.  We will only be offering the live stream TODAY (Saturday, September 9AM-5PM (Eastern US).  View  Saturday's schedule of presenters.

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Sincerely,

Stuart Cooper

Campaign Manager

Fluoride Action Network