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Fluoridation: the biggest public health failure of the twentieth century
The American Dental Association (ADA) is celebrating the 75th year of water fluoridation. This public health experiment began in Grand Rapids, Michigan on January 25th, 1945. According to Paul Connett, PhD, Director of the Fluoride Action Network, “The fact that this practice has continued for 75 years is reason to lament not celebrate and in […]
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Iowa Department of Public Health: Fluoride
Fluoride Fluoride is a naturally-occurring mineral that can help prevent cavities in children and adults by making the tooth enamel (outer surface) more resistant to the acids that cause tooth decay. Fluoride is found in food, water, other drinks, toothpastes, and mouth rinses. Community Water Fluoridation Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) is a safe and effective public health intervention that prevents […]
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Activists call for state investigation into use of toxic chemical at two South Bay refineries
Torrance activists seeking to ban a highly-toxic chemical from two South Bay refineries will announce Saturday, Feb. 15, a “call to action” in an effort to pressure the state to investigate what the legal analyses used to justify its continued use. The announcement — which the Torrance Refinery Action Alliance is scheduled to make during […]
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Advocacy group rallies opposition ahead of West Manchester Twp. defluoridation vote
A coalition of health advocates in York County is calling on Shiloh Water Authority to back down from its push to remove fluoride from its drinking water system, which serves roughly half of West Manchester Township’s residents. Healthy York County Coalition’s lobbying efforts comes ahead of a Feb. 24 public comment meeting. Later that week, the authority’s […]
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Lake Delton eliminates fluoride from drinking water prompting criticism from local dentists
Note from Fluoride Action Network, The unfortunate statements on fluoride from a dentist quoted in the article below, “It does not cause brain cancer. It does not cause bone cancer,” Clemens said. “It doesn’t cause lower I.Q.” are not correct. There are over 60 published studies that report an association of fluoride exposure with lowered […]
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Proposal to put fluoride in Hawaii water systems quickly dies
Lawmakers heard hours of testimony Wednesday on a proposal to add fluoride to Hawaii water systems to help prevent tooth decay, but the proposal quickly died when members of the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the idea. Water fluoridation has a long and controversial history in Hawaii, in large part because the state has very high […]
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Lake Delton removes fluoride from village drinking water
Note from Fluoride Action Network, Lake Delton is in Sauk County and has a population of approximately 3,000 (reference). The Lake Delton village board officially voted to suspend fluoridation of the village’s drinking water at its meeting Monday, preempting an April circuit court suit that could end the practice nationwide. Brenda Staudenmaier, one of the […]
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Mayor Kenney proposes ban on hydrogen fluoride use
HF is believed to have been a major contributor to the June 2019 refinery fires. Mayor Jim Kenney recently announced that he is planning on proposing legislation to prohibit the future use of hydrogen fluoride (HF) at refineries. A release reports that the legislation will be introduced on Thursday by Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. The plan […]
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Fluoridation useless and especially harmful to poor children, research shows
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to Healthy People 2020, America’s poorest children suffer high tooth decay rates, double that of non-poor children. Seventy-five years of water fluoridation failed to narrow oral health disparities between haves and have nots. Cavities are linked to poverty, malnutrition and inability to get dental care; not to fluoride […]
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Poster contest: “Fluoride in Water Prevents Cavities!”
Dental Health Contest: The Pennsylvania Dental Association invites third-graders to show their creativity in celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month with posters. The theme is “Fluoride in Water Prevents Cavities!” This year marks the 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation. Three statewide winners will be selected. The first-place winner will be awarded $500. Also, […]
United States, Pennsylvania
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