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Pasco to accept $100,000 for water fluoridation
PASCO — Four out of five dentists might have their opinion, but it was five out of seven council members who accepted a grant for water fluoridation on Monday. The city has put fluoride in its water supply for seven years to bolster the oral health of its public. But the practice was reconsidered recently […]
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Say ‘Ah’ — Portland Hosts National Oral Health Conference
More than 700 dentists and dental hygienists from across the country are in Portland this week for a national conference on oral health. As Kristian Foden-Vencil reports, Oregon’s continuing refusal to put fluoride in the drinking water is drawing attention. When San Diego and San Jose begin to put fluoride in their water this year, […]
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Get fluoride into the fight against decay
When it comes to prevention of tooth decay, most dental health providers point to fluoride, a mineral naturally present in food and some water supplies. The San Diego County Dental Society notes that, “Today, primarily as a result of fluoride, damage caused by (cavities) can be reduced and, in most instances, prevented.” The most common […]
United States, California -
Southampton: There must be open debate
I AM surprised that Professor Michael Lennon, chairman of the British Fluoridation Society, feels he has to attack me personally rather than focus on the issues surrounding water fluoridation and am not sure why he states that I “stoop to new depths”. My concern is that there should be open debate and, far from “denigrating […]
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Tottenham: Council flips on decision to turn off fluoride
Adding fluoride to the water system is the safest, most equitable and cost-effective way to distribute it, heard New Tecumseth council Monday night. A group of Canadian dental experts highlighted these points at a committee of the whole meeting after learning council had told town staff to take the necessary steps to end fluoridation of […]
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Norphlet Chemical, Arkansas: Chemical cleanup operation begins in Norphlet
Authorities say workers have begun removing 7,800 gallons of hydrofluoric acid improperly stored at a chemical plant in Norphlet. Yancey Kyle, Union County’s emergency management coordinator, says workers began removing the acid from the plant yesterday morning. Kyle says the cleanup operation likely will last three or four days. Union County Judge Bobby Edmonds declared […]
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Fluoridation debate revived
Fluoridating public drinking water is a controversial and expensive undertaking. Just the equipment to ready Lafayette Utilities System for fluoridation will cost $654,200. It will cost another $530,000 a year to operate the system once fluoridation is added, Don Broussard, water operations manager, said. Lafayette City-Parish Council Chairman Purvis Morrison has drafted a resolution for […]
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Guelph. Not enough being done to clean Ontario waterways: Report
Ontario must keep a watchful eye on new chemicals that are turning up in its lakes, rivers and streams and do more to clean up its contaminated waters, a new government report warned Monday. The study, which focused on water quality in the environment, said government efforts have helped to reduce pollution in some areas, […]
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ODA Says to Tottenham and Simcoe Region: It’s Time to Stand Up for Water Fluoridation!
Simcoe, ON – The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) is speaking out to Tottenham politicians who are considering removing fluoride from their water by urging them to get the facts from informed medical experts. “Water fluoridation is safe and helps prevent tooth decay – it’s just that simple,” says Dr. Gerald Ross, President of the Muskoka-Simcoe […]
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Tottenham the epi-centre of fluoride battle between, Stone, dentists
Drinking water in Tottenham has been flouridated since 1973 and is currently the only community in Simcoe County with the chemical additive. Voters in Alliston rejected fluoride treatment in a ballot question in 1976. Ward 5 councillor Jim Stone has made ridding Tottenham water of fluoride one of his major stalking horses since first being […]
Canada, Ontario