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(Commuod trom at. 1) where fluoride .can help." he said. - PAGE 2 - WATEILM CHRONICLE. “MIDAY. JANUARY at ' tttSt "ttsat's - it la pie ttisetten hound be avoid- ed." the has! said, ens mould be free to im- plement fuoridatitm on the advice of experts I0 1% SALES TAX Fluoride vote concerns dentists Pu!,'.,', r1?),,ySli,F?,ti.-,f,?,f?, with.“ the may of a "the vote. Dr, Richard Beyer, a Hunter dentist. told the Chronic“: "mans as a whole are disap- pointed about the re- Ierendum. It: not the way to decide hum: issues? 1981 ”II-I " University Avenue East, Watertoo SALES O SERVICE q PARTS O LEASING THE MORE YOU LOOK, TTIE MORE YOU LIKE. ili1i0 885-5090 He muted the pro- vincial pvemmenl re- view the fluoridation issue once more and, If it still supports the prac- tice. make it mandatory province“. - Dr. W.J.YoungofWa- terloo mid nttttridatittet is "definitely bmeficial 1981 - 8-2000 LONG BED TRUCK to health', It can’t be harmful at all." Of the vocal group op pond to ntaoridatittet, he said "no small group of people can really say what's best.“ He said fttatrrt'datioet is important to chlldren's dental health, but "a [not deal of the people talking about the Issue ("to may no longer ben- efit hum the practice) - what do they can?“ None of the dentists contacted and they were opposed to "non- dation, but several re-. (used to comment on the controversial issue Meanwhile, Lloyd H Bowen. ntaoridation of. ficer for the Canadian Dental As'sociation, sand in an Interview from Toronto that the assocta- tion ts opposed to plebis- cites on the Issue “It was recommended (by the association I In all the submissions to the provincial govern- ment that this sort of thing should be settled by the elected represen- tatives without recourse to a plebiscite." he said Bowen said the gener- al electorate may vote emotionally on the issue without adequate know- ledge. whereas court- cillors have been elected to study the issue care- fully and to rely on the advice of experts Fluoridation's safety “should be determined by medical and Scien- tific authorities and not people like you and me." he said, Bowen is a layman WM} in class 7-10 pm. MON ' WED FOR INFORMATION CALI. Mt OF THESE LOCATIONS 579-4800 KITCHENER 650 KING EAST q Driver training tor all ages . Course tee IS Income tax deductttrle try the student . Your chouce of automatic or standard shift cars . Engrere about msurance premium reductxons for h) graduates q Private m-car mslrucuon q Free pack up at home tor Irv-car Instruction . Approved by the Ontario Safety Longue q You onty learn to drive once .- do It nghl' F Frmmng ceGes coast to coast ' Young Drivers of Canada who act: as information officer for the dental " location, He said “the main problem (with a plebis- cite) " caused try the fact that it is no any to scare people and can fuse them. which the ‘antls' do, whUe the 'pros' have to try and quietly educate people' Bowen said the media ls 'sometimes at fault as well in handling the Issue because "there ts an Inclination of som? In getting an audten- ce and having a con» troversy They can pull off these statements at the Last minute that are so hard to refute and usually it's too late to do anything about it .. Asked if the associa tion was open to repre- sentatives debating the Issue on a public plat- form with anti-fluoride people, Bowen said "there's no question that there are people capable of holding their own. but in general I don't like this sort of thing, It dig- nifies the opposition and puts them on an equal basis" Over 70.000 graiiGits recommend, He said he personally prefers to see equal time or space alloted the two sides by the media. rather than direct con- “as!!! " Ill in class 7-10 pm. WES ' THURS WATERLOO 232 KING NORTH thittttar Fol. Ill But alderman Glen Wright said "we're gonng to have a much longer campaign (with the November dalet, Let's deal with it and get over with it," Cone“ set the plebis- cite date after the " terloo Safe Water So- ciety received continua- tion last week hom city clerk Ron Keeling that they had the required number of signatures - at least l0 per cent of the electorate _ on a petition to force the vote Alderman Jim Erb also said it's important “for once and for all we resolve the question. " Alderman John Shor- treed urged that a sta- tement and information on fluoridation be re- ceived from minister of health Dennis Timbrell lrontauon or public de- The somety. spear- headed by unsuccessful aldermanic candidate Jim Colley and univer- sity student Herbert Riedel. told council they were agreeable to a No- vember date informally suggested by Mayor Marjorie Carroll Council then voted un- animously on the June tr date and the request for input from Timbrell. in class ' am-lz noon MON 10 THURS CAMBRIDGE ro ANSLIE NORTH 623-6730