Dentists beg Lynden council to continue fluoridation

Lynden, the only town in Whatcom County that adds fluoride to its drinking water, could end the practice, to the dismay of a group of local dentists who worry it will jeopardize the oral health of the community.  In a packed room on Monday, May 6, the Lynden City Council held its first of two public hearings on the question of whether to end water fluoridation. During the meeting, a series of dentists and physicians beseeched the council to continue the nearly 70-year-old preventative pr