Calgary Removed Water Fluoridation – And Is Now Reinstating It. Here’s What It Cost Residents.

Calgary thought it was making a smart financial move when it stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water in 2011. Fourteen years later, the Canadian city is spending over $20 million to fix what one councilman now calls a costly mistake. As anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushes American cities to follow Calgary’s lead, this northern neighbor offers a sobering lesson: removing fluoride might save money upfront, but the bill for cavities, infrastructure, and regret comes due eventually. Sometimes the cheapest policy proves to be the most expensive.

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