The study website for “waterBEST”:
https://waterbeststudy.com/

Clinical Trials site:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04893681

NIH project number: 4UH3DE029169-02
https://reporter.nih.gov/search/lrwKQDUHGUKLBQDy_kJS-A/project-details/10458235

Parental Consent Form:
http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/waterBEST.parental-permission-adult-consent-form.12-17.21.pdf

The funding agency is the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR:
https://fluoridealert.org/content/the-nidcr-a-little-background/

Funding given to Dr. Slade from the NIDCR:
https://reporter.nih.gov/search/MTUdb_vwI0qXMKypn4Jqmw/projects?sort_field=FiscalYear&sort_order=desc

Guiding Principles for Ethical Research:
https://www.nih.gov/health-information/nih-clinical-research-trials-you/guiding-principles-ethical-research

Patient Recruitment, Ethics in Clinical Research, Ethical Guidelines:
https://www.cc.nih.gov/recruit/ethics.html

Ethical concerns expressed about this human experiment:

July 7, 2022, letter by Paul Connett, PhD, director of the Fluoride Action Network to Kevin M. Guskiewicz, PhD, Chancellor, University of NC at Chapel Hill. https://fluoridealert.org/researchers/unethical-human-experiment-in-lenoir-county-nc/july-2022-letter-to-the-chancellor-u-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/

March 14, 2022, letter by Paul Connett, PhD, director of the Fluoride Action Network to members of the Institutional Review Board and officials at the University of North Carolina: http://fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/waterBEST.letter-of-concern-on-slade-experiment.3-14-22.pdf

Three follow-up emails to Institutional Review Board and officias at the University of North Carolina, https://fluoridealert.org/researchers/unethical-human-experiment-in-lenoir-county-nc/overview/

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