Chopstork

Oral Health America gives the country a C for dental health. Among the reasons: “Fluoridation of public water supplies is still below desirable levels in many states.” One of these states is California. That got me to thinking… all I drink during the week is water from the office water cooler, which is most likely not fluoridated (ADA bottled water info). If all you consume is bottled water, you might not be getting your healthy dose of fluoride. And people think bottled water is better for you.

Drink tap water? If you’re in Sunnyvale, too bad they don’t yet have fluoridated water. Surprising. Santa Clara doesn’t either. According to the Sunnyvale water supply page some of the water (provided by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) ) will start to be fluoridated in Semptember. Meanwhile, SFPUC has been fluoridating north of Redwood City for 50 years. Ha ha. …oh wait, I lived in Sunnyvale for two years.

Now, it is an interesting fact that Anchor brewery in San Francisco uses city water to make their beer. (They tell you that on their tour, which is awesome because you get free beer.) Instead of drinking bottled water, or tap water down south, you should be drinking beer. And I should be allowed to drink beer at work. It’s for the good of our teeth*.

*I am not a dentist; I don’t really know.