VINTON — The last regular meeting of the Vinton City council, held on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, exemplified the power of the people. Many citizens and dental and health professionals spoke up at the council meeting in regards to a New Business item on the agenda that stated, “approval of resolution to discontinue the addition […]
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Atlantic Beach to donate 2,000 pounds of fluoride to Clinton
ATLANTIC BEACH — The Atlantic Beach Town Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday evening declaring 2,000 pounds of fluoride as surplus and authorizing its donation to the city of Clinton. The decision, included in the council’s February consent agenda, follows a November directive to discontinue fluoride treatment of town water. The council signaled its intent to […]
Dentists, oral health advocates urge EPA to use ‘gold standard science’ in its fluoride review
When Lee Zeldin, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced almost 10 months ago that the federal regulator would reevaluate research on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water, he said “sound science” would be used to “advance our mission of protecting human and health and the environment.” Now, with the window on […]
Tenn. joins national trend of MAHA legislation
Tennessee has joined a host of other states in filing legislation that would further Make America Healthy Again policies. Bills filed in Tennessee include ones that would ban public schools from selling items with artificial food dye, change vaccine policy and prohibit public water systems from adding fluoride, among others. At least seven state bills […]
Iowa House Republicans push to ban fluoride in public drinking water
DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO) — Five Iowa House Republicans have introduced HF 2395, which would ban adding fluoride to Iowa’s public drinking water if passed. The decision comes after a push from Health and Human Services Director Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the CDC to stop recommending fluoridation nationwide. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral […]
Drill, Fill, and Bill: Why Dentistry Has No Prevention Specialty
Medicine has approximately 15,000 doctors specializing in preventive medicine.¹ Dentistry has zero. The American Dental Association has never established a specialty branch dedicated to disease prevention. Not in its founding years, not during the public health movements of the twentieth century, not now. The recognised dental specialties — endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery, pedodontics […]
Public hearing held for NALCO plant expansion
ANGUL: The public hearing for expansion of the NALCO smelter plant was held at Gopinathpur under Angul block on Wednesday. A total of 31 people from three affected villages – Kangula, Kulad and Gopinathpur – presented their views, primarily demanding permanent employment against land acquisition, higher compensation, and effective pollution control. Several people highlighted concerns […]
Democrats Reup TSCA Bill To Ban Hydrogen Fluoride Use At Refineries
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and other House Democrats have reintroduced legislation to ban the use of hydrogen fluoride at refineries under TSCA, a long-time goal of environmental and community groups that so far have been unsuccessful in petitioning EPA to regulate. The bill comes as environmental groups have amended their complaint in Clean Air Council […]
From fluoride to firearms, 10 controversial bills advancing in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Legislative sessions in Kentucky can get contentious. Ask anyone who followed the 2023 General Assembly, which brought out scores of opposition as anti-transgender legislation moved forward, or the 2018 session, defined by teacher protests at the Capitol. By those standards, the 2026 General Assembly has been relatively quiet as we near the […]
Ingredients in the spotlight: Sodium Fluoride
On 10 February 2026, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published the Response to Comments (RCOM) on the proposed classification of Sodium fluoride. The document follows a three-month public consultation on France’s proposal to classify sodium fluoride as Repr. 1B under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) of Substances and Mixtures Regulation. Regulatory status of sodium […]