Dentists and local residents gathered at Tuesday’s Brevard County Commission meeting to criticize Brevard County Commissioners for their decision to remove fluoride from the water in Mims and the process they selected to determine whether to restore it. The decision called by County Commission Chair Rita Pritchett back in May was made without formal discussion, public comment or workshopping ad […]
70% of Children Now Afflicted with Dental Fluorosis NEW YORK, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Federal data reveals “even low levels of water or plasma fluoride exposure was associated with increased risk of dental fluorosis [white spotted, yellow or brown splotched teeth],” writes Dong, et al., reflecting 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in […]
Abstract Fluoride enrichment of groundwater has been adjudged to be a global environmental challenge in the past decade as most humans depend on groundwater for their domestic needs. This study was conducted to investigate the ionic and fluoride concentrations in borehole water and its associated health risk potentials to residents of Makurdi town and its […]
Abstract Siloam’s groundwater is reportedly characterized by high fluoride. In response to the reported high incidence of dental fluorosis in the area, sources of elevated fluoride in the groundwater were investigated. Total fluoride (TF) was determined using Ion Chromatograph and Fluoride Ion Selective Electrode. The mineral composition of rocks and soils were determined using X-ray […]
Community Water Fluoridation, History, Science, & Public Health Impact July 7, 2021, 1:30-3:00 PM (ET) Speaker: Adam Barefoot, DMD, MPH Director of Oral Health Georgia Department of Health Remote participation: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/j/1600088811?pwd=WnJGWVkvajhUYkRma09LQXhSL1g3Zz09external icon Passcode: PMGR_0707 (if asked) Remote Participation Only Tune into July’s Preventive Medicine Grand Rounds to learn about the history and science of community […]
The construction of water treatment plants and laying of pipeline under the canal-based water supply project coming up at Mandoli, Pabra and Nanowal is expected to complete within the stipulated time as per officials of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (Public Health) Department. The project will supply 6.9 crore litres of safe drinking water […]
Water fluoridation is not the silver bullet many make it out to be and could create more problems than it solves, Julia Botwright argues. In response to a recent water fluoridation article on Dentistry I was prompted to counter question the narrative. As a still practising dental hygienist of some 50 years now, you might […]
A Newman government law change allowing Queensland councils to opt out of the water fluoridation scheme needs to be reversed, according to the co-author of a new study confirming that children living in areas that don’t have fluoridated water are at much greater risk of tooth decay. The study, led by researchers from the University […]
*Original article online here At top of page, an excellent video interview with Paul Connett and Dr Mercola Story at-a-glance Paul Connett, executive director of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN), provides promising updates on the historic lawsuit that FAN filed against the U.S. EPA to end water fluoridation The judge hearing the case plans to […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This article is sadly one-sided. While cancer is of enormous concern, neurotoxicity is equally so. In presenting the safety of the fluoridation of drinking water, the author never mentions three recent mother-offspring fluoride studies (Bashash 2017; Green 2019; Till 2020) that revealed the fetus and the formula-fed infant are the […]
