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ASTDD Roundup for January and February 2023
ASTDD Roundup for January and February 2023 Selected Consultant, Committee, Project and Meeting Summaries By Bev Isman, RDH, MPH, ELS Excerpts: Communications Committee (CC) … Matt Jacob and John Welby conducted an interactive workshop on Foundational Strategies for Effective Communication for dental public health residents at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). […]
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Fluoride, Science, and the NTP’s Agenda
In 2019, critics of fluoride and fluoridation were thrilled to see the National Toxicology Program (NTP) draft a monograph citing some of the same safety concerns they had been raising. Citing NTP’s draft document, opponents to fluoridation declared that science was on their side. However, earlier this month, this fallacy came crashing down like a […]
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National Academies rejects the NTP draft report about fluoride
Note from the Fluoride Action Network, See FAN’s press release WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — For the second time in two years, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) committee has issued a review rejecting the National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) assertion that fluoride negatively affects humans’ cognitive abilities. In its newly released review, […]
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Hiawassee: Citizens, activists react to inability to vote on fluoride
HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Negative public feedback emerged following FYN’s report stating that Towns County citizens will not have a say on the potential addition of fluoride to their water. The controversial issue was expected to go before both county and city voters on the May 19 ballot due to many county residents consuming water from […]
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Orono and Veazie voters will decide in June referendum whether to stop fluoridating public water
ORONO, Maine — Orono and Veazie residents will decide in June whether to stop fluoridating their public water supply — which could end a nearly 60-year practice. Fluoride is a mineral naturally found in water, soil and even in some foods and beverages. People can be exposed to it on a daily basis, most commonly […]
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OPINION: 75 years ago, fluoride was first used in water. That’s something to smile about.
A retired dentist reminds us of the value of having fluoridated the water systems. Toothaches and tooth loss used to be miseries that Floridians took for granted. In the late 1950s, most Americans aged 65 or older had lost all of their teeth, largely because of tooth decay (cavities). Since then, the portion of seniors […]
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Dentists come together in east Florida to defend community water fluoridation
Melbourne City Council votes 4-3 to continue practice that has been in place since 1966 Melbourne, Fla. — A councilman who missed an earlier city council vote meeting cast the deciding, tie-breaking vote in a 4-3 decision that will continue community fluoridation for 181,000 Brevard County residents on the east coast of Florida. “It was […]
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American Fluoridation Society Statement on the O’Brien Institute Report
Water Fluoridation in Calgary: A Closer Look at the O’Brien Institute Report AUGUST 2019 Background Canadian health officials report that tooth decay is “the most common, yet preventable, childhood chronic disease in Canada and around the world.” The consequences of poor dental health are far-reaching. Untreated decay can cause pain and broader infection in the […]
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Anti-Fluoride Activism Is Bad, and Not Just for Public Health
Cities must resist this vocal minority using pseudoscience. Their budgets are at stake. In 1901, a Colorado Springs dentist named Frederick McKay noticed many of his patients had peculiarly mottled brown teeth — but far fewer cavities than the norm. The cause, Dr. McKay determined after years of investigation, was high levels of natural fluoride […]
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July 10: Pittsburgh & Lancaster Community Water Fluoridation Training
Pittsburgh: Date and Time Wed, July 10, 2019 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT Pittsburgh: Location Comfort Inn Conference Center 699 Rodi Road Pittsburgh, PA 15235 View Map Lancaster: Date and Time Thurs, July 11, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lancaster-community-water-fluoridation-training-tickets-59194189414 “Speaking Up for Community Water Fluoridation” is being offered in partnership with the […]
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