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Fluoride foes seek class action lawsuit
Fluoride foes in Davis and Salt Lake counties are not giving up without a battle. They’re filing a class action lawsuit to fight fluoridation in water systems in those two counties. Water fluoridation was approved in last week’s election by a 52-47 majority in Davis County and a 58-42 margin in Salt Lake County, but […]
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Fluoride will flow in Salt Lake, Davis water
Fluoridated water will be flowing from the taps in Salt Lake and Davis counties in about a year. But Logan voters were leaning against fluoridation in early results. Water fluoridation, touted as a safe and effective way to reduce tooth decay, was winning in Salt Lake County, with 52 percent of the precincts’ votes counted. […]
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Utah water company asks customers to vote no to fluoridation
The Holiday Water Company in Utah has recently distributed the following pamphlet to its customers (October 2000): You have undoubtedly noticed the discussion ? pro and con ? about the fluoridation of our drinking water in Salt Lake County. At Holiday Water Company, we have spent a considerable amount of time and effort researching this […]
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Salt Lake Tribune Advises Utahns to Vote No to Fluoridation
You probably heard it first from your pediatrician or dentist: Give your kids fluoride while their teeth are forming and they will be more cavity-resistant for life. That explains why fluoridating water makes so much sense on the surface. The cover story in July’s issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association, however, unequivocally […]
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‘Public Pleased with Fluoride,’ Say Officials
Editor’s note: Recently, the Clipper talked to officials and residents of Brigham City as the closest location to Davis County with experience in water fluoridation. This is part two of the report. LOGAN — “Junk science” and “garbage” is what a veteran health director, here, is calling so-called evidence against fluoride use. Dr. John Bailey, […]
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The “Fuzzy Math” of Fluoridation Benefits
The vast majority of scientists agree that water fluoridation poses no health risk and that it strengthens teeth. But the proponents of fluoridation in Salt Lake and Davis counties appear to be using fuzzy math to exaggerate its benefits while they minimize critical questions about dosage and cost. Perhaps they can clear up these questions […]
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Fluoride Proponents Ad Blitz Working
Billboards plastered with the faces of grinning kids and the message “Reason #1 to vote for fluoride” have been popping up along the Wasatch Front in the past two weeks. Utahns for Better Dental Health will soon have about 50 of the billboards in place throughout Salt Lake County. The advertising blitz is one signal […]
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Fluoride brochures going out, but have magnifying glass ready
If you don’t know anything about the water-fluoridation proposal going on the ballot in November, never fear: You will soon be receiving an information pamphlet detailing its pros and cons. But be warned: At least in Salt Lake County, your eyesight will have to be exceptional or your bifocals well-adjusted to make any sense of […]
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One-Sided Debate
Fluoride proponents did themselves and their cause no service when they shunned two forums on the topic of fluoridating public water supplies last Saturday. Indeed, their willful decision to stay away was a studied insult to the voters and to the Jeffersonian idea of an informed citizenry making informed public decisions. Proponents refused to attend […]
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Fluoridation Proponents Adhere to Their No Debate Policy
Public health officials who refuse to share a stage with opponents of water fluoridation have no business deciding matters of public health, a New York chemistry professor told 115 Utahns at anti-fluoride forums Saturday. The forums, in Salt Lake City and Woods Cross, had been billed as debates. But proponents refused to appear with Paul […]
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