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Law would require fluoride in water
SALEM — The Oregon Dental Association has launched a new drive for a state law that would require domestic water suppliers that serve more than 10,000 customers to fluoridate their drinking water. Senate Bill 33, was introduced the opening day of the session this month. It has yet to be assigned to a committee. With […]
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VOICE calls for an end to water fluoridation
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Consumer Products has warned parents to supervise their children to prevent them swallowing fluoride from toothpaste or other oral hygiene products because of the increased risk of dental fluorisis. European advice has indicated that the period of fluoride risk extends from babies to six-year-olds. According to Mr Robert Pocock, […]
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Formula, fluoride mix may discolor infants’ teeth
Infants fed formula mixed with fluoridated water could ingest more than the recommended amount of the tooth-toughening substance, which could lead to spotted or discolored teeth, a state health official said this week. Spokesman Gregory P. Moore said the state Department of Health and Human Services is asking two federal agencies — the FDA and […]
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St. Lucie West leaders want to halt fluoride
PORT ST. LUCIE — St. Lucie West residents who’ve been drinking fluoridated water for a decade could find that additive missing in the coming weeks after elected supervisors Tuesday voted unanimously to stop adding fluoride to tap water if they can get around a county law requiring it. Charles Altwein, newly elected chairman of the […]
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St. Lucie West Services District seeks to shut off the fluoride
PORT ST. LUCIE — Residents in St. Lucie West may have the fluoride in their water removed by the end of the week. In a quick series of votes at their Tuesday board meeting, the St. Lucie West Services District decided to shut off the fluoride treatment to the district’s 7,500 customers. They unanimously voted […]
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Voters to decide fluoride issue in Stuart
STUART — City commissioners, uneasy about having to decide whether to fluoridate drinking water, agreed Monday night to leave it up to somebody else: city residents. After listening to more than an hour and a half of public comment, commissioners voted 4-0 to put the matter to voters in the November election. In the meantime, […]
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Mississippi Senate Resolution 5
Senate Resolution 5 (As Adopted by Senate) A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE SULLIVAN-SCHEIN CORPORATION FOR ITS GENEROUS GIFT TO THE CITIZENS OF MISSISSIPPI, A MOBILE DENTAL-OFFICE-ON-WHEELS CALLED “TOMORROW’S DENTAL OFFICE TODAY,” WHICH WILL SERVE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. WHEREAS, at the ADA Annual Session in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Sullivan-Schein Corporation gave a […]
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Take Precaution – Stop Fluoridation
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ — The Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice shows how the Precautionary Principle applies to fluoridation (1). “Some studies have raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of the practice [fluoridation],” write authors Tickner and Coffin of the Lowell, Massachusetts, Center for Sustainable Production. Precautionary Principle: “When an activity raises threats […]
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Fluoride ready to flow in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — Fluoride will flow into the city’s water supply first thing tomorrow morning, the final step in a debate that has taken more than three years to resolve. It marks the first time the city’s water will have fluoride since 1980, when fluoride was added for a few short months. Ronald Labelle, superintendent […]
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South Texas plant employee dies after inhaling hydrogen fluoride
POINT COMFORT, Texas – A South Texas man has died after inhaling hydrogen fluoride gas while working in the chemical department of an Alcoa plant. Alcoa officials identified the man Wednesday as John Dorton, 37, of Port Lavaca. Dorton came in contact with the gas Tuesday while working in the area of the plant that […]
United States, Texas Aluminum Industry