In preparing for my presentation to the public at the library for Clean Water Durango recently, I became curious about water fluoridation as being one of the Center for Disease Control’s “Ten Great Public Health Achievements of the 20th century.”
After all, during this water fluoridation campaign, all the public health officials and their employees keep stating that water fluoridation was one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century.
I was also curious what the other greatest achievements were, so I Googled it. I found what I was looking for. But then I also saw in the Google headlines: CDC’s Ten Great Public Health Achievements in the 21st Century. So I checked it out: Water fluoridation was knocked off the list.
I wanted to know why, so I contacted the CDC. I talked to the operator and they took my name, cell and email. She said they would get back to me in two or three days. After four days I called again. They told me my question was escalated and I would hear back soon via email. Now, after close to two weeks, I have not received any response from them. I did check my spam.
I also called my American Dental Association at the same time. They gave me a name of someone and I left a voicemail. Four days later I called again. They gave me her name again and another. The operator told me that if none of them got back to me in four hours to call again, which I did. I left voicemails again to both. I have not received any calls back.
This is “my” ADA that I have faithfully paid dues to for 37 years (over $30,000). Great support from my professional organization.
Why did neither organization return my calls? Do they know something the public doesn’t?
John A. Rothchild, DDS
Durango
