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Escondido stops adding fluoride after equipment malfunctions
ESCONDIDO – The city has temporarily stopped adding fluoride to its water because of what officials described as minor equipment failure. The fluoridation system at the city’s water-treatment plant was shut down at 7 a.m. Tuesday, less than 24 hours after it began operating. City officials said there was no danger to the public and […]
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Oral health in Syria
Excerpts: Other conditions [page 384] There are several areas in Syria where the fluoride content of water is elevated, ranging from 0. to 1.9ppmF [reference 14]. These fluoride concentrations do not pose a general medical risk, but are responsible for the occurrence of dental fluorosis. For example, it was reported that 78% of 13-15-year-old children […]
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Mandatory fluoridation bill introduced
Queensland’s first dentist elected to parliament has introduced a Bill to mandate the addition of fluoride in the state’s drinking water supply. Liberal MP for Surfers Paradise John Paul Langbroek presented the Fluoridation and Public Water Supplies Amendment Bill 2004 to parliament, calling for the state to act to protect Queenslanders’ teeth. Currently, local government […]
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Fluoride is added to Escondido water amid complaints
ESCONDIDO – The city began adding fluoride to its water supply yesterday, and officials reported more than two dozen complaints since they announced their plans Thursday. Meanwhile, two City Council members who oppose the plan said they would like to see the city track the much-publicized benefits of fluoride. Workers at the city’s water treatment […]
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Fluoride tablet shortages in Australia
Difficulties have been reported by members of the Australian Dental Association as to the ability to buy fluoride supplement tablets from pharmacies. A short term shortage appears to have developed. It is understood, although not confirmed, that the shortage of fluoride tablets in pharmacies arises from manufacturing and supply difficulties and/or from Therapeutics Goods Administration […]
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Joplin committee seeks to block fluoridation
A roomful of concerned citizens met last Thursday at the office of Dr. W.L. Walmsley to solidify their opposition to the Joplin council’s 7 to 1 vote in favor of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. The Committee for Pure Water has been organized to circulate petitions calling for a referendum that would allow […]
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Fluoridation for San Diego gains in Capitol
SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will wade into a half-century of controversy in San Diego. The Legislature yesterday sent legislation to the governor that could clear the way for the city to add fluoride to drinking water. However, city officials are still analyzing the measure to determine whether it demands too much and they have […]
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Soil test demand at school blocked
LYON TOWNSHIP — Residents who live near the Continental Aluminum recycling plant are furious because the South Lyon school board has refused to allow a state toxicologist to conduct soil tests at Dolsen Elementary School. The school board this month declined a request from Christina Bush, a toxicologist with the Michigan Department of Community Health, […]
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City drains fluoride vote from ballot
Tension in the municipal courtroom was palpable on Monday as the Hood River City Council debated over how to pull a fluoridation ballot measure. The result of Monday’s debate is that fluoridation question will not go before voters this November, and likely won’t be on the ballot before May 2005, based on council’s 6-1 vote […]
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Escondido set to add fluoride to water supply
ESCONDIDO – The city plans to begin adding fluoride to its water supply Monday, despite a lawsuit to halt the practice. Escondido would be the first city or water district in the county to fluoridate its water under a 1996 state law that requires larger suppliers to begin the process when funds are available. City […]
United States, California