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2 fluoride toothpaste inventors from IU win posthumous fame
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Two Indiana University researchers whose cavity-fighting formula launched Crest toothpaste in the 1950s will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Joseph Muhler and William Nebergall will be inducted on May 2 in Washington, along with 17 other inventors and innovators. The Herald-Times reports that Muhler was a dentistry […]
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Fluoride could be in Meadville’s water by this summer
VERNON TOWNSHIP — By summer, residents could be drinking — or filtering with reverse osmosis systems — fluoridated water, according to officials at Meadville Area Water Authority. Equipment used to monitor fluoride levels in the water supplied to customers has been mounted and plumbed, Project Manager Bob Harrington told the authority’s board at Wednesday’s monthly […]
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Juneau fluoridation study: more hype than evidence
Juneau, Alaska, stopped adding fluoride to drinking water in 2007. In December 2018, a study by Meyer blamed this fact for increased dental decay in the city, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Paul Connett, PhD, FAN executive director, described the Meyer study as “a very poorly controlled and unblinded study that can neither rule out or […]
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Early childhood caries and oral health care of Hong Kong preschool children.
Excerpts: Sociodemographic background There are a number of studies showing that socioeconomic factors are related to children’s dental caries experience.16,17,19,21 From 1993 to 2017, all oral health surveys concluded that household income was significantly associated with preschool children’s dental caries experience. Children from families with higher income and whose parents had a higher education level […]
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Dentist reveals the biggest mistake people are making when brushing their teeth – and it has nothing to do with technique
Note from FAN: The following advice will increase one’s exposure to fluoride in an effort to provide protection for teeth with no consideration for the facts that fluoride • bioaccumulates in the body and has a long half-life; • is an endocrine disruptor; • is toxic to the fetus; • is a developmental neurotoxicant; • […]
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Nova Scotia expands kids’ dental coverage
Dental professionals welcomed Nova Scotia’s expanded coverage of certain procedures for children announced Wednesday. Changes to the Children’s Oral Health Program will see more kids getting fluoride and sealant treatments. Children aged 14 and younger now will be eligible for molar sealants and an annual fluoride treatment. Children at high risk for developing cavities will […]
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Tecumseh to hold public meeting on fluoride Jan. 29
Windsor city council voted in favour of refluoridation last month The Town of Tecumseh will hold a public meeting about whether or not to put fluoride back in its water system Jan. 29. During the meeting, there will be a presentation from the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit on its report about oral health in the […]
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Juneau has no plans to add fluoride to water following study
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Juneau officials say there are no plans to resume fluoridating the drinking water in Alaska’s capital after the city stopped the practice more than a decade ago. The Juneau Empire reports fluoridation has received renewed scrutiny after a recent study examined dental health in Juneau, finding dental costs increased for families […]
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Ready for another fluoride debate in Calgary?
City councillor wants to revisit divisive issue of water fluoridation that’s been subject to five plebiscites It’s the debate Calgary seems doomed to have over and over. There have been five votes on the issue. The first three were rejected by voters, but the last two were approved, and in the fifth plebiscite in 1998, […]
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Trucking Company fined $250,000 for Ontario Water Resources Act Violation
Convicted – Titanium Trucking Services Inc. Court Location – Brockville Court Description of Offence – The conviction relates to permitting the discharge of fluorosilicic acid into the natural environment, which caused adverse effects. Date of Offence – During the period on or about March 14, 2017 Date of Conviction – January 9, 2019 Penalty Imposed – Titanium Trucking Services Inc. was convicted of one violation under the […]
Canada, Ontario Chemical Industry