Atikokan Town Council has voted to keep fluoride in that town’s water, despite a recommendation from their Public Works Director to discontinue the practice.
The vote came after a public presentation from the Northwestern Health Unit that noted Atikokan children have a 20% lower tooth decay rate than those in Dryden – and that the incidence of tooth decay among Dryden students has gone up 25% since fluoridation was discontinued in 2001.
