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York County meeting on access that people with lower incomes have to dental care and the fluoridation of public water
Dr. Veasey Cullen Jr., sees an underlying irony in the push for fluoridated water. Those who most support making it mandatory and universal are those who have the most to lose from that arrangement. To wit: dental professionals such as himself. “If you have fluoridated water, dentists are the ones who won’t see the patients […]
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U.S. and Europe to Give Iranians New Atom Offer
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 – The Bush administration and three European allies have approved a new offer to be made to Iran in a last-ditch effort to head off a confrontation over its suspected nuclear weapons program. The proposal would permit Iran to conduct very limited nuclear activities on its own soil, but would move the […]
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Fluoride No Benefit to Low-Income Americans, Studies Show
NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Even when fluoridated water is the most consumed item, cavities are extensive when diets are poor, according to Caries Research.(1) Burt and colleagues studied low-income African-American adults, 14-years- old and over, living in Detroit, Michigan, where water suppliers add fluoride chemicals attempting to prevent cavities. Yet, 83% of this […]
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Dental chief backs its addition to water as new Bradford practice opens
The Government’s most senior dental advisor said there was not a shred of evidence to support claims that putting fluoride in water supplies is hazardous to health as he visited Bradford yesterday to officially open a new NHS dental practice. Chief dental officer Barry Cockcroft spoke out in favour of fluoridation as he toured the […]
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DePasquale, dentists push for fluoridated water in York County
The tooth fairy would have a lot less business were it up to local health-care professionals who want to slow decay in the mouths of York County’s youngest and poorest residents. While the cash-for-tooth exchange is fine for natural tooth loss, John M. Bush, DDS, says all too often low-income children lose teeth due to […]
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The Controversy of Water Supply Fluoridation in New Zealand
According to a US anti fluoride campaigner who went to Dunedin not so long ago, the government should provide more funding towards the research in this field. The “case against fluoride” has been recently outlined at a meeting, which was held by Emeritus Prof Paul Connet. At the public meeting, there have been present approximately […]
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Yorkshire: Feeling sore over fluoride
CAMPAIGNERS have criticised moves that could pave the way for fluoride to be added to drinking water supplies across South Yorkshire. Regional chiefs at the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority have begun a consultation exercise to discuss the pros and cons of adding the chemical added to water supplies in the region. The measure […]
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Fluoridation Plan Divides Suffolk Residents
In the 1940’s, as municipalities around the country began putting fluoride into their water, opponents spoke darkly of Communists and said fluoridation was nothing less than a plot to control America through its faucets. The arguing died down in most places as studies began to show that fluoride did fight childrens’ tooth decay, and today, […]
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JADA study proves fluoridation is money down the drain
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Children’s cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not, according to data published in the July 2009 Journal of the American Dental Association by dentist J.V. Kumar of the NY State Health Department(1), reports NYSCOF. In 2008, New York City spent approximately $24 million on water fluoridation […]
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What Are They Drinking in New York City?
New York is known for its food niche stores: The Hummus Place. The Doughnut Plant. The Dumpling Man. Even a spot dedicated solely to rice pudding. But this week, a store in the East Village went a step further: It sells New York City tap water. Not just any tap water, insist the owners of […]