Water fluoridation is a necessity- Believe it or not…

Creation: Believe It or Not

Naturalism has replaced Christianity as the main religion of the Western world. Though the teaching that natural evolutionary processes can account of the origin of all living species has never been proven, that teaching is central to the philosophy that now dominates Western scholarly thinking. Even evangelicals have become less willing to defend the early chapters of Genesis against the encro...

Necessity of water fluoridation in Iran: A review on water fluoridation and prevention of dental caries

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Water fluoridation is one of the methods for prevention of dental caries. The purpose of this study was to review water fluoridation in the world and in Iran, and its effectiveness in reported literature. METHODS: This paper is not a systematic review, but reviews the literature. “Water fluoridation” was used as a keyword for searching (electronic and hand search) in special...

Mild cognitive impairment: believe it or not?

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was previously defined as a transitional state that can precede dementia, but the condition and the rates of conversion remain controversial. MCI is now the focus of natural history studies, along with Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevention. The objective of our review will be to consider the question of whether MCI is a well enough established entity that it can be...

Community Water Fluoridation: is it Still Worthwhile?

It’s Only a Pharmacoeconomic Model—Believe It or Not

Several years ago at a national meeting, when Fairman et al. first presented their attempt to validate the assumptions and findings of 2 frequently cited pharmacoeconomic (PE) models, reaction was mixed. Although some audience members welcomed the concept of model validation, others expressed concern and even irritation with the work. In the lively discussion that followed, one man, who identif...