More than 100 million people lack private dental insurance and millions more can’t get necessary dental care, says the first-ever Surgeon General’s report on oral health. The 309 page report “Oral Health in America” – the latest in a series on such topics as smoking and mental health – also says that about 40% of […]
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Stop Fluoride Supplements for Children Under Age 7 Says Canadian Dental Association
HICKSVILLE, N.Y., May 24 /PRNewswire/ — To avoid permanent tooth discoloration, the Canadian Dental Association advises against fluoride supplement use for children before their permanent teeth have erupted, at about 6 or 7 years old. There is “…weak scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of fluoride supplements.” This was reported at a Canadian Consensus Conference on […]
What’s the big fuss about fluoridation?
OGDEN – Voting members of Weber, Davis and Utah counties should be pleased to find the issue of whether fluoride should be added to their community water supply will be on an upcoming ballot. Utah legislators have been working feverishly on this topic as they try to elevate Utah to the standards set by the […]
Speaker outlines fluoride hazards
LAYTON –Once the fluoride initiative is defeated here in Utah, those who worked hard to bring about its demise can’t go home and “sit on their laurels,” a California dentist who is against fluoridating water told a group of about 75 people here last week. Dr. David Kennedy, a retired dentist from San Diego, who […]
Skip the Fluoride: Semiannual treatments pointless for many kids
WEDNESDAY, May 24 (HealthSCOUT) — Hundreds of millions of dollars may be wasted annually on children’s fluoride treatments by dentists, a new study suggests. Typically given once or twice a year at routine checkups, the treatments do nothing to reduce cavities in kids, says a study of insurance records published in a recent issue of […]
Sodium Fluoride Proposed for Use in New Organic Standards
Comments due by: June 12, 2000 In the proposed National Organic Standards Rule (the Rule), the USDA states its intention to allow the use of EPA’s List 4 Inerts as Allowed Substances for the production and handling of organic food… unless specifically prohibited. The List 4 Inerts includes sodium fluoride (NaF), but NaF should be […]
Martin urged to stop water fluoridation
Pressure on the Government to commission research on the fluoridation of water has increased following calls from the Labour Party and the Green Party for a new investigation – and a protest march to the Dáil. Groups from Dublin, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal, part of the Fluoride-Free Water campaign, yesterday handed in a letter at […]
Israel planning to fluoridate entire country
By this time next year, fluoride will be routinely added to the country’s drinking water. Until then, Jerusalem residents concerned about protecting their teeth will have to rely on fluoride supplements. Various sources estimate that about half the country’s drinking supply, including that in the Tel Aviv area, contains fluoride, which has been found to […]
Fluoride campaigner hopes to tap into public sentiment
A PUSH to rid Taranaki’s water supplies of fluoride is about to get serious again. New Plymouth woman Joy Hodson, who owns organic food shop Natural Selections, has organised a petition and a public meeting to be held on Monday night, in an attempt to lobby local councils, starting with the New Plymouth District Council, […]
Rivals debate fluoride
So what about fluoride? Both sides were presented Wednesday evening as a battle of words, coupled with conflicting research, characterized The Herald Journal’s forum on water fluoridation. An occasional heckler from the anti-fluoridation gallery taunted proponents Ariel Thomson and John Hubbard, but the setting was generally educational. But again, the question of to fluoridate or […]