In the latest leg of a long-running debate, a House committee killed a bill that would have prevented public water fluoridation in New Hampshire. After hearing an hour of testimony about the health benefits and health concerns associated with keeping fluoride in public water supplies, the House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee decided the issue […]
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As new head of American Dental Association, Concord oral surgeon faces a lot of issues
As the president-elect of the American Dental Association, Dr. Richard Rosato would like to untangle the paradoxical way dentistry is health care that often isn’t considered part of health care. “I think that is something that happened a long time ago … dentistry was carved out of overall health. But we need to drive it […]
Health group concerned with NH legislative proposals
Proposed state legislation could end public school vaccination requirements, prohibit public water systems from fluoridating water and add work requirements for Medicaid recipients. Some health policy leaders are concerned about such measures particularly as they look forward to a tight budget year in which spending cutbacks are possible. “Policymakers in our state are going to […]
Granite Geek: I have long dismissed opponents of public water fluoridation but maybe I went too far
A couple of recent events have created a really horrifying thought for me: “Oh my gosh, what if the cranks were right and I was wrong?!?” In this case the cranks – my term, not theirs – are the people who say fluoride shouldn’t be added to public drinking supplies because of dangers being ignored by […]
Vaccines, fluoride, medical records and more on Thursday legislative docket
HB217 This bill establishes a committee to study the effects of fluoride and fetuses on children. Bill sponsor Peter Schmidt (D-Dover) said he developed concerns about the issue after hearing studies about the impact on fluoride and felt it was a matter of extreme urgency. Currently 199 municipalities in New Hampshire do not have fluoride […]
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 […]
Supply issues lead Dover to pause fluoridation of water system
Dentists recommend using fluoridated toothpaste, mouthwash DOVER, N.H. — The city of Dover has stopped adding fluoride to its water because of supply issues, officials said.City officials said they’re taking what’s expected to be a temporary measure, and they don’t expect it to become a dental health issue. “We are seeing unprecedented times across the […]
Research show some PFAS destroyed, others created at Manchester incinerator
Fred McNeill, chief engineer at the Manchester wastewater treatment plant, seen here giving a tour in April 2021, says he is annoyed that Ohio research company Battelle didn’t release the complete results of its research on emissions at the plant. DAVID LANE/UNION LEADER The air emissions pipe from the Manchester wastewater treatment plant, as seen […]
Pease Site 8: Regenerable Resin System for Groundwater Remediation
Sustainable technology utilizes novel regeneration process to reduce waste footprint for PFAS remediation site. The SORBIX RePURE PFAS treatment vessels, operating in two parallel sets for lead lag treatment. Opportunity The former Pease Air Force Base (Pease) in Portsmouth, NH, USA, was the site for fire-training activities for the State of New Hampshire for several […]
It Is Time for New Hampshire To Stop Adding Fluoride to Public Drinking Water
Municipal water fluoridation is a form of forced medicating by majority rule. If 51% of a community votes in favor of water fluoridation, the minority who don’t want fluoridated water have any choice but to purchase expensive filtration systems to remove fluoride, travel to collect spring water, or purchase unfluoridated bottled water. We want to […]