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U. of Washington School of Public Health. Deans: Water Fluoridation ‘Safe, Effective and Practical’
The University of Washington School of Public Health supports community water fluoridation, based on its enormous public health impact and the recommendation of health authorities across the United States. On May 30, 2019, Dean Hilary Godwin joined the deans of the other five UW Health Sciences schools in issuing a letter to Johnny Johnson, Jr, DMD, […]
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Ocala backs off plan to stop fluoridation of city tap water
Community health agencies, local dentists and national dental health advocates voiced concerns over the plan to stop. The City of Ocala this week backed off a recommendation to stop fluoridation of community tap water after an outpouring of support in favor of the practice. Sean Lanier, the city’s director of engineering and water resources, said […]
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Melbourne: Fluoridation becomes hot council topic
The Melbourne City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday, Jan. 24, on whether or not to keep adding fluoride to city utility customers’ drinking water. The meeting will allow the council to receive information from all sides on the topic of drinking water fluoridation and allow the public to provide input. City Manager Shannon […]
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Science says fluoride in water is good for kids. So why are these towns banning it?
In the past five years, 74 cities have voted to remove fluoride from their drinking water, despite thousands of studies showing it prevents cavities. It has been hailed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as one of the top public health achievements of the 20th century. Numerous studies have proven its safety and […]
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Potsdam meeting draws out those in support of fluoridation
POTSDAM – Of the roughly 50 people who attended Monday’s village Board of Trustees meeting, most who came to talk about fluoridation of village water rose to speak in support of the effort. Many of those attending were medical professionals. About half of those there, including children, wore light blue “I (Heart) Fluoride” t-shirts. The […]
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Houston council hears opinions on fluoridation
It had all the trappings of a debate on a national stage: The country’s foremost critic of fluoridation and representatives of the national organization that promotes its use with a local medical community that has seen its benefits. And it all happened in Houston, Mo., on a Monday night with the Houston City Council looking […]
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Fellsmere Council reverses decision to end water fluoridation
FELLSMERE — Health officials scored a victory Thursday when the Fellsmere City Council unanimously reversed a decision that would have eliminated fluoride from the city’s water supply. At the March 2 City Council meeting, City Manager Jason Nunemaker proposed cutting the $4,000 annual expense from the city budget, noting that the city promised to add fluoride to […]
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Port Angeles: Public Disclosure Commission rejects complaint against anti-fluoridation group
The state Public Disclosure Commission has rejected a complaint alleging that the anti-fluoridation group Our Water, Our Choice! exceeded spending limits in its fight against the city of Port Angeles’ fluoridation of the municipal water supply. Portland, Ore., dentist Kurt Ferre, treasurer of the Portland, Ore.-based, pro-fluoride American Fluoridation Society, filed the protest April 15 […]
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Society Puts Boots on the Ground in the Fight for Fluoridated Water
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named water fluoridation one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. As of 2012, 74.6% of the US population on public water systems was receiving fluoride. Also, studies have shown that fluoridated water can reduce tooth decay by 25% beyond brushing and […]
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