As the spouse of a physician that values both naturopathic and allopathic treatments, I can understand your disdain for the use of the word "quackery". My guess is that you are not the type of person she is having to deal with in her town. From my quick study of the book being used to validate the fluoride fears, I gather that her opponents value hyperbole over evidence. This can be frustrating for someone that is trained to use a scientific method to validate treatment -something I for one am most thankful for.

If cupping, seeing a chiropractor or acupuncturist are what works for you and your family... great. Just don't expect people to sign a petition to remove the school nurse because she's not in to bloodletting.

As for the fluoride being in the water as opposed to as a supplement given by parents, how many parents do you think will have the where-with-all to provide this? Keep in mind that outside the normal suburban family, there are millions of children that either come from less than ideal families, live in rural areas where preventative care is often scarce or don't have the monetary resources to provide for such things. Since it's implementation, it is estimated to have prevented 40% of cavities. It seems to be effective.

I should state that I'm not sure where I stand on this issue as I've not researched it much but I do suspect that if I were opposed it would likely be on the grounds of freedom of choice rather than fear of fluoride.

P.S. Good to see ya here ;-)