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Freshly adjusted federal guidelines for fluoride levels in water hold special significance here. In 1945 Grand Rapids became the first city in the country to add fluoride to its municipal water system, a public health triumph quickly duplicated elsewhere. Today, more than two-thirds of public water systems use fluoridation to promote healthy teeth. The federal […]

Fluoride in drinking water — credited with dramatically cutting cavities and tooth decay — may now be too much of a good thing. Getting too much of it causes spots on some kids’ teeth. That led the federal government Friday to lower its recommended level of fluoride in the municipal water systems. The U.S. Department […]

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dennis Santini has been practicing dentistry in Kingsford for the last 30 years. Like many dentists and organizations including the American Dental Association and the Center for Disease Control, Santini is a strong believer in the benefits of fluoridated water. “You look at the actual science of water fluoridation and the history […]

After more than a year without fluoride, Marine City is now receiving the addition to its water source. The fluoridation tank was shut down last year after a malfunction. The city looked into funding sources and even considered not adding the dental supplement. “We did extensive research on the pros and cons involved,” said Mayor […]

Title: OUR VIEW: City Commission made right decision on fluoride Earlier this month the City of Mt. Pleasant reduced the amount of fluoride added to the municipal water supply, in keeping with a resolution passed during June by the City Commission. The move is controversial. Two of six city commissioners voted against the June fluoride […]

The vice mayor of the city of Mt. Pleasant does not feel it was right for the city commission to overturn a vote by the people. Last week, the city water department reduced the amount of fluoride in the water from 0.7 parts per million to an average .5 ppm following a resolution passed by […]

Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final part in a series examining water fluoridation in Mount Pleasant. While the battle of water fluoridation rages on in the city of Mount Pleasant, surrounding cities fluoridate municipal water supplies with little debate. Water fluoridation, the practice of adding fluoride to municipal water supplies to help fight […]

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series examining water fluoridation in Mount Pleasant. Water fluoridation, the practice of adding fluoride to municipal water supplies to fight tooth decay, is a hotly contested issue not restricted to the Mount Pleasant city limits. Government agencies such as the American Dental Association and the Centers […]

On June 14 the Mt. Pleasant City Commission voted to temporarily reduce the amount of fluoride being added to the city’s water supply to the lowest level consistent with the language of the 2005 ballot proposal in which the voters approved adding fluoride to the water system. That proposal included language that said “the Commission […]

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about fluoride in the water of Mount Pleasant. The Mount Pleasant City Commission’s decision to temporarily reduce the amount of sodium fluoride added to the municipal water supply has not gone without controversy. Some of the commissioners themselves disagree with the decision. “I think when the […]