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Boynton Beach to stop putting fluoride in city’s drinking water
Boynton Beach will no longer put fluoride in the city’s drinking water, according to a letter from the city’s director of utilities to Sean Isaac, the fluoridation coordinator of the Public Health Dental Program. The letter states the fluoride injection systems at the water treatment plants are in need of repair or updating and the […]
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Johnny Johnson loses primary election for Pinellas County Commission
Excerpt: Long-time Pinellas County Commissioner John Morroni was re-elected for another four-year term Tuesday while another incumbent, Norm Roche, suffered defeat on a night that saw commission candidates backing the Greenlight Pinellas mass transit plan do well at the polls [Morroni opposed fluoridation]. Roche lost to retired firefighter and Republican State Representative Ed Hooper … […]
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Pro-fluoride conference in Orlando, Florida – July 31-Aug 1
At: Florida Hotel and Conference Center, 1500 Sand Lake Road, Orlando Friday, August 1, 2014 8-10:30 AM Water Fluoridation Workshop (2.5 CEU’s) Welcome, Introductions and Announcements – Sean Isaac, MPH – Oral Health Florida, Fluoride Action Team Lead; Bill D’Aiuto, DDS – Florida Dental Association, RDH, MHSc – Florida Dental Hygiene Association Florida’s Fluoridation Status […]
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Pinellas County Commission hopeful Johnny Johnson posts $48K in April
Palm Harbor Republican Johnny Johnson Jr., with a little help from his fellow dentists, blasted ahead of the competition in the crowded GOP race for Pinellas County Commission District 4, besting many well-known local political names. The retired pediatric dentist, best known for leading the fight in 2012 to restore fluoridation in Pinellas County, is […]
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Oil drilling near Everglades prompts worries about fracking, water
The Florida Everglades has become the latest region to react against oil drillers and fracking, a technique that has spurred worries about earthquakes and water contamination across the country. Concerns about an “enhanced extraction procedure” that conservationists in South Florida likened to fracking led an oil drilling firm to be slapped with a cease-and-desist order, face scrutiny from a […]
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Hernando: Florida County Votes Down Fluoridation
Well it had to happen somewhere eventually, right? The decision was made after a hearing in which commissioners listened to comments from local residents, as stated by the Tampa Bay Times: They described health risks they believed to be associated with fluoride, ranging from a tooth condition called fluorosis to renal failure and bone problems. […]
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Hernando commissioners say no to fluoridation
BROOKSVILLE -There will be no fluoride in Hernando County’s water system. County commissioners decided not to introduce the chemical after listening Tuesday to dozens of people speaking on the matter. The majority of those speakers were opposed to fluoridation. At the end of the two-hour debate, Commission Chairman Wayne Dukes said the board was pressed […]
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Port Orange: Move on from fluoride debate
City officials in Port Orange have more pressing issues to consider than whether fluoride should be added to their water supply. City council members debated the safety of fluoride at a recent public workshop after a resident raised concerns about adding it to drinking water. The resident and other fluoride skeptics cite health concerns and […]
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Hernando. Estimated cost of county fluoridation: $800,000
County commissioners will find out Tuesday if they want to spend an estimated $800,000 to fluoridate the water supply for more than 60,000 households in Hernando County. That’s probably how much it would cost, according to Susan Goebel-Canning, the county’s director of environmental services. She arrived at that figure by seeing how much it would […]
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Debate over fluoridation of water to be taken up by Hernando commission
The contentious debate over the fluoridation of water that took place at Brooksville City Hall last year is about to move to the Hernando County Government Center. The issue is scheduled to come before the County Commission on Feb. 25. Several dentists have approached county commissioners in recent weeks, asking them to consider fluoridating the […]
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