MARICOPA, AZ — Natalie Davis and her family have called Maricopa home for the past three years. In those three years, she and her family, including three children under the age of nine, have been drinking their tap water with little worry until Natalie received a letter from her water provider, Global Water Resources (GWR). […]
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Residents detail issues they face with water in rural Bouse.
Bouse residents spent years trying to take over the co-op that delivers water that contains too much arsenic and fluoride. *Original full-text article online at: https://www.azcentral.com/videos/money/business/energy/2022/12/22/video-water-issues-bouse-arizona/10496106002/
Construction on Sunlit Arizona Plant Is Underway in North Phoenix
The 190,000-sq-ft Sunlit Arizona building will produce hydrofluoric acid and the other high-grade industrial chemicals in the first phase, expected to be operational in spring 2023. Image courtesy of Sunlit Sunlit Chemical, a leading semiconductor supplier based in Taiwan, has begun construction on a plant near the Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix––the company’s first […]
Sunlit Chemical breaks ground on $100M Phoenix facility
“Founded in 1972, Sunlit Chemical was the first manufacturer of hydrofluoric acid and fluoride in Taiwan. The company contributes to 75 percent of the world’s market share in producing sodium fluoride in the oral care industry and is one of the only two producers globally to obtain US FDA approval. Sunlit now manufactures hydrofluoric acid, […]
Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation and Arizona PBS launch partnership to educate children on good oral health
The Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation is partnering with Arizona PBS on an educational outreach program to promote good oral health to children in rural communities across the state. The statewide campaign will boost family involvement in good oral health practices, focusing on the importance of brushing twice a day, changing toothbrushes regularly and visiting […]
Comparison of Fluoride Levels in Tap and Bottled Water and Reported Use of Fluoride Supplementation in a United States–Mexico Border Community.
Background: Compared to the general United States (U.S.) population, Arizona counties along the U.S.–Mexico border have a higher prevalence of dental caries, which can be reduced with adequate fluoride exposure. Because of concern regarding local tap water quality, fluoride-free bottled water consumption is common in this region, raising concern that families are not receiving adequate […]
Chemical manufacturer first to commit at north Phoenix TSMC ‘supplier site’
Enlarge An aerial site plan shows the Mack Innovation Park in north Phoenix, including the 17 acres Mack sold to Sunlit Chemical, the first supplier to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to commit to a site in Phoenix. The first semiconductor manufacturing supplier to locate in one of the “supplier sites” designated to serve Taiwan Semiconductor […]
Arizona: Delta Dental invested nearly $1.8M in the community
The Delta Dental Institute has released its 2020 Community Impact Report, highlighting the investments the Delta Dental companies and its foundations made in 2020 to advance oral health, respond to COVID-19, and address health inequities and disparities. Delta Dental of Arizona impacted the lives of 346,818 individuals in Arizona by investing $1,787,734 in 54 community […]
Delta Dental of Arizona invested $1.8M in community programs in 2020
The Delta Dental Institute has released its 2020 Community Impact Report, highlighting the investments the Delta Dental companies and their foundations made in 2020 to advance oral health, respond to COVID-19, and address health inequities and disparities. Delta Dental of Arizona impacted the lives of 346,818 individuals in Arizona by investing $1,787,734 in 54 community impact […]
Free oral health care for children, courtesy of Tooth B.U.D.D.S.
Tooth B.U.D.D.S. — Bringing Understanding of Dental Disease to Schools — was founded in response to the reported oral health disparities in Graham and Greenlee counties. Currently, Greenlee County ranks lowest in the state for children who have been to a dentist in the last year. Tooth B.U.D.D.S. has set its focus on the children […]