LETTER FROM QUANGOLAND
I recently received the letter below from a fellow fluoride campaigner who will remain anonymous.
I recently received the letter below from a fellow fluoride campaigner who will remain anonymous.
Hi Brian
Dr Ellis Friedman, Director of Public Health (East Lancs PCT) attended his last Board meeting on 25th March and is moving on and has now taken up his new post in Hillingdon, London. http://www.hillingdon.nhs.uk/Board.html
If you recall, Dr Friedman was a strong advocate of introducing fluoride to drinking water and attended an overview & scrutiny meeting in Pendle (Nelson) giving a presentation on water fluoridation.
Dr Friedman wrongly contested that fluoridation of water didn't need a product licence. Yet when a new vaccine came on the market he recommended GP's do not prescribe the vaccine [see attached] since this would not be in accordance with the product licence for Gardasil® which states “The use of Gardasil should be in accordance with official recommendations”.
It was proposed to add fluoride to water for medicinal purposes (prevent dental caries) and as such requires a product licence, something Dr Friedman contested when he was questioned about the product licence number at the scrutiny meeting.
I can vouch for this as i also attended one of his fluoride meetings and i feel it encombent to say that everyone seemed totally underwhelmed by the childishly unscientific tosh the Doctor displayed via the (yawn yawn) Powerpoint presentation. Powerpoint is often a victory of packaging over content but Freidman still managed to plumb new depths.
I can vouch for this as i also attended one of his fluoride meetings and i feel it encombent to say that everyone seemed totally underwhelmed by the childishly unscientific tosh the Doctor displayed via the (yawn yawn) Powerpoint presentation. Powerpoint is often a victory of packaging over content but Freidman still managed to plumb new depths.
After a ten minute waffle about the labyrinthine nature of the beurocracy involved in the compulsory "consultation" process, ( a thinly disguised exercise in state bulldozing of the democratic process) we reached the High Spot of the presentation wherin the not so good doctor produced a diagram of a classic Molar. On the left it had labels and arrows pointing to decay and its causes, namely rapidly degrading carbs and sugar. On the right a similarly labelled explaination of what prevents such decay and caries, namely Salt and Fluoride. Sadly, at this exciting moment on the verge of his scientific abyss, the doc turned off his projector and stood confidently waiting for questions.
Needless to say, no-one was impressed and my first question was simply, "Is that all there is?" perhaps predictably he seemed reluctant to answer this and turned to others hoping for easier questions. Fortunately all of us had heard more than enought to convince us that the whole thing was a sham and rapidly showed both fluoride and the Doc, the door. We only got the same, "safe and effective" bollocks, and i think i heard a "proven "or two. When my turn came to speak against Fluoridation in the area, it did not take long to make a mockery of him when he insisted that dental fluorosis was merely "cosmetic"
My condolences go out to the poor citizens of Hillingdon, in London who will shortly see the benefit of entertaining Ellis Freidman.
Needless to say, no-one was impressed and my first question was simply, "Is that all there is?" perhaps predictably he seemed reluctant to answer this and turned to others hoping for easier questions. Fortunately all of us had heard more than enought to convince us that the whole thing was a sham and rapidly showed both fluoride and the Doc, the door. We only got the same, "safe and effective" bollocks, and i think i heard a "proven "or two. When my turn came to speak against Fluoridation in the area, it did not take long to make a mockery of him when he insisted that dental fluorosis was merely "cosmetic"
My condolences go out to the poor citizens of Hillingdon, in London who will shortly see the benefit of entertaining Ellis Freidman.
cheers
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