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Critics Slam Adding Fluoride To State’s Public Water Supplies
Saying the practice takes away the right of consumers to make medical choices and possibly inflicts serious harm on children, opponents of adding fluoride to public water argued Wednesday that a glass of water should contain water — and nothing else. At an informal hearing at the state Capitol called by state Sen. Joe Markley, […]
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Markley To Convene Informational Hearing on Fluoride in Drinking Water
Do we need fluoride in our drinking water? For most public health officials, the answer is yes. But state Sen. Joe Markely wants to make sure. Markley was recently compiling a list of unfunded state mandates on municipalities when he learned about the state’s water fluoridation policy, which requires fluoride levels of between 0.8 mg per […]
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Senator Swears He Has Nothing Against Teeth
In January, contributing columnist Susan Bigelow looked at a number of bills on tap for this session, including one from Sen. Joe Markley who wants to scrap mandatory fluoride in the water supply. She asked “What does he have against teeth?” Well, CTNewsJunkie caught up with Markley last week. It turns out his answer is […]
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Markley balks at fluoride on principle, not science
SOUTHINGTON — When Republican state Sen. Joe Markley proposed a bill on Jan. 11 to eliminate the state mandate of adding fluoride to the public water supply, he was bombarded by negative reactions. The basic response to S.B. 131 was “How can you be against good teeth?” Markley said. “It’s a more complicated question than […]
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Bethel: Dr. Fand leaves a notable political legacy
BETHEL — In the last 1970s, when Dr. Robert Fand grew concerned about the health implications of fluoride in the town’s public water system, he fought to have it removed, and won. When Fand believed it was immoral for the town’s police department to require quotas for traffic tickets, he fought against the practice and […]
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Darien. Water Worlds Part 2: A look at hot issues within the treatment process
When we open up our faucet and let water pour out, we’re engaging in the miracle of modern plumbing that began hundreds of years ago and today remains a staple of civilization. For Darienites connected to the public water supply, the process of bringing water from its source and to homes and businesses involves numerous […]
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Fluoride spill in North Branford
NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A truck delivering fluosilicic acid to the Regional Water Authority on Foxon Road spilled 50 to 70 gallons Thursday morning. The acid is used to add fluoride to water. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection workers and local firefighters were called to the scene to keep people away until an […]
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Hardware City history: Dr. Dumont, leading the drive for healthy teeth
Excerpt: …It was New Britain, under Dr. Dumont’s leadership in fact which became the first community in all of New England to begin routinely fluoridating its drinking water. That didn’t happen in 1965 or even 1955, but during the city’s centennial year, 1950… Click here to read full article Print PDF
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Zogby Survey: Connecticut Voters Say ‘Ban Dental Mercury’
HARTFORD, Conn., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ — A survey conducted by Zogby International shows Connecticut voters overwhelmingly want to ban dental mercury (so-called “silver” fillings). Zogby surveyed Connecticut voters in August and found: * 87% support the law that prohibits the sale of mercury products in Connecticut; * 79% did not know mercury is a primary […]
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A victory in state for free speech
Mark Breiner, a Trumbull resident who practices dentistry in Orange, has won a significant free speech victory over the state Department of Public Health. Breiner is an outspoken opponent of amalgam dental fillings that contain the toxic substance mercury. For years he has locked horns with the state agency and the American Dental Association and […]
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