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More dentists needed to serve Medicaid patients
… 16 percent of New Hampshire dentists take Medicaid … The state’s victory this year in finally getting lawmaker approval to provide nearly 85,000 adults on Medicaid basic dental benefits will be short-lived if it can’t find more dentists like Chris and Derek Blackwelder. The two are among the approximately 16 percent of New Hampshire […]
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Why fluoridate Heathcote’s water?
WHEN Heathcote Health CEO Dan Douglass took on the role in 2012, he didn’t realise the town’s water supply wasn’t fluoridated. Since then, there’s been almost a decade of oral health promotion and advocacy to the State Government led by the community. Mr Douglass said a few years ago students from La Trobe University completed […]
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Public attitudes to water fluoridation in Scotland
Ethics declarations Colwyn Jones is on the executive of the British Fluoridation Society. Raymond J. Lowry is secretary/treasurer of the British Fluoridation Society. Rita Brophy is an employee of the organisation that undertook the survey. Ethical approval was not required for this professionally conducted public opinion survey as participants were anonymised (there were no possible […]
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Cambridge: why the fluoride
There was anger in the public gallery after Waipa district councillors adopted an updated Water Supply Bylaw on Tuesday. Photo: Benjamin Wilson Public health officials have revealed why they told Waipa District Council to fluoridate Cambridge’s water supply and not other towns or villages. It simply came down to size and was a numbers’ game, […]
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My View: Stop poisoning Gloucester, by Karen Favazza Spencer
Like others in several generations of my family, I have volunteered in several capacities on behalf of the city, serving in official and unofficial roles. Most recently, my service to the city has been in the role of an environmental health activist opposing fluoridation policy. I am also a member representative on behalf of the […]
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American Manganese receives funding from Canada’s National Research Council for study on removal of fluoride from battery waste
“Innovation is at our core, and our goal is to stay ahead of the curve and offer the most advanced lithium-ion battery recycling and upcycling technology,” said company president and CEO Larry Reaugh American Manganese is a battery materials company focused on recycling and upcycling lithium-ion battery waste American Manganese Inc. (TSX-V:AMY, OTCQB:AMYZF) said it is […]
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Iowa City awarded grant to upgrade water fluoridation system
Excerpt: IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – A $13,846 grant from the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation will allow the City of Iowa City to upgrade its community water fluoridation equipment and purchase lab equipment and supplies. … “The City is in full support of these upgrades to ensure the health and safety of Iowa City […]
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PFOA in rain worldwide exceeds EPA advisory level
Amounts of PFAS in precipitation called “practically irreversible” Credit: Shutterstock Even in remote areas, precipitation contains levels of PFOA higher than the EPA recommends for drinking water, reserachers say. Rain and snow around the world contain higher concentrations of a toxic, persistent industrial chemical than the US Environmental Protection Agency’s advisory level for the substance […]
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Brian Moench: Toxic chemicals are causing the collapse of human intelligence
Utah should take advantage of a grant to put air purifiers in its classrooms. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) In this Dec. 10, 2018, photo, smokestacks near an oil refinery are seen in front of the Utah State Capitol as an inversion settles over The catastrophic dumbing down of America has in the movie “Don’t Look […]
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New funding for water fluoridation
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has made directions under the Health Act to 14 local authorities to add fluoride to some or all of their water supplies. It is the first time this power has been used since the relevant legislation was amended last year to ensure a national approach to fluoridating water. Local […]
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