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Tellico takes fluoride out of water
… In old business, the board tackled fluoride usage in the water. At their Sept. meeting, city officials voted to survey citizens about the usage of fluoride in the water. Recent changes no longer mandate fluoride to be used. Sheets were placed at city hall for citizens to vote when they paid their water bill. […]
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Selmer lets facts determine the outcome of fluoridation debate
Despite the majority of members’ continuing support for the public policy of water fluoridation, the Town of Selmer’s Board of Aldermen unanimously enacted a water additive accountability ordinance that is expected to halt any further use of the fluoridation product that has been the focus of the Board for more than a year. On June […]
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Editorial: Give public notice. Let people know if fluoridation is to stop
The state House should follow the Senate’s lead and approve a bill that would require Tennessee public utilities to provide notification if they intend to stop fluoridating their water systems. Fluoride is commonly added to water to reduce the risk of tooth decay, particularly in children. In 2007, The Leaf-Chronicle reported on the fact that […]
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Senate approves bill requiring notice if fluoridation stops
NASHVILLE — Tennessee public utilities would have to provide notice if they stop fluoridation of their water systems under a proposal that was unanimously approved by the Senate. The measure sponsored by Democratic Sen. Tim Barnes of Clarksville was approved 32-0 on Thursday. Utilities would have to notify the state within 10 days of the […]
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Sen. Barnes: Water districts should give fluoride notification
NASHVILLE – Sen. Tim Barnes, D-Adams, is sponsoring a bill requiring utility districts to notify customers if they stop adding fluoride to their water supply, in hopes of avoiding future concerns like those that arose in Montgomery County. “There has been an ongoing debate about fluoride in water supplies, and we need to have a […]
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Lebanon: Most neighbor cities fluoridate water
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a series regarding whether to once again add fluoride in Lebanon’s water supply. The Wilson Post on Friday will look at possible health risks versus health benefits of adding fluoride in the city’s water. Lebanon is one of the only local water municipalities that chooses not to […]
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Lebanon: Continuing fluoridation in city water could cost $100K
Editor’s Note: Due to local interest in the subject of whether to once again add fluoride in Lebanon’s water supply, The Wilson Post will continue this series in the Wednesday, Jan. 20 edition. In future articles, The Post will look at what other cities do and will also look at the possible health risks of […]
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Lebanon: Local club pushes putting fluoride back in water
A group of young women, most of whom have school-aged children or younger children at home, is mounting a campaign and beginning to ask questions about why the City of Lebanon is not putting fluoride in its water system. Tiffany Miller was the first to sound the alarm when she learned just last week that […]
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Tennessee is 93% fluoridated but tooth decay in children surges
Health professionals and experts in pediatric dentistry are seeing an increase in the number of children with tooth decay and cavities. The culprits are plentiful, and the decay often preventable, but the lack of education for parents is causing more children to end up in the dentists’ chairs with “owies.” Dentists who focus on dental […]
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Lebanon: Health Council asks why no fluoridation in water?
Wilson County Health Council members discussed the lack of fluoride in county water systems during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The panel, which is made up of Wilson County and Lebanon Special School District health employees, Tennessee Department of Health employees and several members of the community, held a discussion about the lack of […]
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