Is it ethical to add fluoride in water?

[Nym90]

I think so. Overall, it's been a positive thing for the health of the population, especially children. My father often mentions how much rarer cavities are now then they were before fluridation. It seems hard to believe for my generation, but he said that 1-2 cavities per year was pretty common for children in those days.

I hate to play the "for the kids" card, because it can be overblown easily, but it is important to remember that it has drastically helped the health of children, and that, to me at least, it's not fair to make kids suffer because their parents don't force them to brush their teeth often enough. Many parents are just too lazy or undisciplined to make their kids do the right thing; that's obviously a whole 'nother issue into and of itself, but in the meantime, given that flouridations seems relatively cheap and nontoxic in its current dosage, I don't see a problem with it. Seems like a good preventive measure to improve the health of the population and save everyone (not just those directly affected) some money on their dentist bills.