Tag: Pioneers Museum
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Oral history: How a Colorado dentist’s discovery paved the way for nationwide water fluoridation
Soon after the turn of the 20th century, a dapper young dentist from the Boston area collected his degree from the University of Pennsylvania and turned his sights west. Dr. Frederick McKay opened a practice in Colorado Springs and began treating patients in 1901. The following spring, he addressed the 18 members of the newly…