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Scientists speak out on fluoride
LAYTON — Scientists opposed to putting fluoride in public water supplies spoke to a packed house Friday night at the new Davis County Conference Center. Proponents of fluoridating the county’s water, Utahns for Better Dental Health and the Davis County Health Department, declined to appear. The public forum was sponsored by Waterwatch of Utah, a […]
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Hazards of fluoridation outweigh its benefits
I’m the head of preventive dentistry at the University of Toronto as well as a practicing dentist. My career as a university professor has been devoted to dental research, specializing in tooth development and, more recently, dental/bone fluorosis, which is the systemic poisoning caused by fluorides. For many years, I was a vocal supporter of […]
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Fluoridation back on the ballot
LANCASTER — A controversial issue residents of Lancaster voted down 34 years ago will be decided again this November. A proposal from a several City Council members to increase the fluoride in Lancaster’s water was brought for City Council vote in 2003. In January 2004, the proposal was voted down 5-4 by City Council. Council […]
United States, Ohio -
Fluoride fighters bring in backup
KAYSVILLE — To persuade voters to use the Nov. 2 general election to rid Davis County drinking water of fluoridation, opponents have brought in an internationally recognized five-member fluoride-fighting team. Three of the five members appeared Thursday at the Utah State Botanical Gardens in Kaysville to discuss science as it relates to the hot-button political […]
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Oral health program to include fluoride rinses
Oral health program to include fluoride rinses Nelkens advises ConVal board on dangers of the plan By Marsha Morrow Monadnock Ledger Staff PETERBOROUGH – Hoping to augment a dental hygiene program for area elementary students, sponsors and supporters of an elementary school oral health program laid out a proposal to the ConVal School Board Tuesday […]
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Neosho council puts fluoride issue on ballot
NEOSHO, Mo. – The people of Neosho are destined to hear plenty of talk about fluoride in their future. The Neosho City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to put the question of adding fluoride to the public water system on the April 2005 ballot. People on both sides of the issue said they plan to try […]
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Judge tosses fluoridation lawsuit
VISTA – A judge decided Monday morning to stick to her earlier leanings and dismiss a suit brought by a group of Escondido residents fighting a city decision to put fluoride in tap water. The suit, from a handful of Escondido residents, argued that the fluoride additive the city uses, called hydrofluorosilic acid, is dangerous […]
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Fluoride proponents still won’t debate
LAYTON — A so-called fluoride debate will proceed even though no fluoride advocates will participate. For the second time, Utahns for Better Dental Health — Davis, declined to participate in the debate scheduled for this Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Davis County Conference Center, 800 W. Heritage Park Blvd. in Layton. Waterwatch […]
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Discord marks fluoride hearing
TRENTON – Fluoridation‘s biggest opponents squared off against its biggest boosters yesterday in a battle over whether the additive will be required in the drinking water of all 8.5 million New Jerseyans. The state’s Public Health Council spent most of the afternoon listening to and asking questions of the experts. The council will likely take […]
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Mandatory fluoridation of drinking water up for debate
TRENTON, N.J. — Children and adults will get fewer cavities if New Jersey requires all public water suppliers to add fluoride to drinking water, according to dental health advocates promoting the idea as a safe, cheap way to combat tooth decay. Opponents insist that fluoridated water poses health risks, including elevated risk for certain cancers […]
United States, New Jersey