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Thu 03 Mar 2007Poor would pay for end of fluoridationGreen Party opposition to fluoridation can damage public health, writes Dick Ahlstrom, Science EditorThe less well off will suffer most if the Green Party gets its way and fluoride is taken out of our water supplies. Poorer people would experience more pain and discomfort and have poorer health outcomes if the protection afforded by fluoride was removed, according to a leading dental surgeon.