You have a point. I saw this article, too: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.newsweek.com/fluoridation-may-not-prevent-cavities-huge-study-shows-348251%3Famp%3D1&ved=0ahUKEwj8153hx_rVAhXHYiYKHRu9CGoQFgh9MA4&usg=AFQjCNFsH7au0oG1Eu4tngBKIrWp7nB_-g&cf=1
Even if it were provably beneficial, it might not be ethical to force the general populace to consume it.
yes, exactly, it is the only such 'medicine' that is given in unmetered doses, period.
Do you avoid fluoride altogether, or just fluoridated water?
I personally avoid it as much as possible. I think if we buy food from shops it is probable that some or most of it will contain some artificially introduced pseudo fluoride, so it's pretty hard to completely remove it from your life.