Background: Globally, children’s caries prevalence exceeds 30% and has not markedly changed in 30 years. School-based caries prevention programs can be an effective method to reduce caries prevalence, obviate traditional barriers to care, and use aerosol-free interventions. The objective of this study was to explore the clinical effectiveness of a comprehensive school-based, aerosol-free, caries prevention […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Elyria seeks new fluoride system
The city of Elyria is looking to obtain a new fluoride feeder system. During a City Council Utilities, Safety and Environment committee meeting, members discussed applying for a grant to help offset the costs for a new system. Samuel Jacob, superintendent of the water system, asked the committee for permission to apply for a grant […]
Tablet Fluoridation. Innovation in Fluoridation Technology Promises Improvements in Oral Health.
Company Name: KC Industries, LLC Post Date: February 26, 2021 Company Location: 2420 Old Hwy 60, Mulberry, FL 33860-7212, United States Agency: CDC Company Website: http://kcindustries.com(link is external) Files: KCI SBIR Success Story_Feb 2021_final_v.2_508.pdf KC Industries (KCI) has developed a fluoridation tablet and feeder system for water systems unable to use traditional fluoridation equipment due […]
NTP To Downgrade Fluoride Monograph After Second Critical NAS Review
Excerpts: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has decided to downgrade its draft fluoride monograph to a “state of the science” document that will not reach a conclusion on hazards posed by the chemical after the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) criticized the latest draft in a new peer review, the program has confirmed to Inside […]
Fluoride to be added to City of Wilmington water this week
The city received an Ohio Department of Health grant of $86,417.17 — plus an interest-free loan from Ohio EPA — to support implementation of fluoridation. WILMINGTON — The City of Wilmington will begin adding fluoride to its drinking water on Thursday, Feb. 25. It will take about three days for fluoridated water to reach all […]
After receiving 350 public comments, DEQ “withdraws” from proposed Special Order by Consent with Alcoa
Alcoa/Badin Business Park violated its discharged permit limits for cyanide and fluoride leaving Outfall 005, which flows into Little Mountain Creek. The creek ultimately connects with Lake Tillery, a drinking water reservoir, about six miles downstream. Alcoa had proposed pumping the contaminated water to Outfall 012, where cyanide and fluoride will flow into Badin Lake. The company […]
Deborah Mattheus Is The Oral Health State Champion Leading The 100 Million Mouths Campaign
Repost from UH School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene The Center for Integration of Primary Care and Oral Health (CIPCOH) 100 Million Mouths Campaign (100 MMC) is seeking to improve oral health nationwide by working with six pilot states to develop blueprints to rollout in other states. Hawaii was chosen due to its oral health needs. About […]
Residents Lose Bid for Gas Restrictions at Site of Refinery Fire
Neighbors can’t show ongoing threats, so injunction denied But may proceed as class to determine liability from 2018 incident A federal district court judge allowed a Wisconsin refinery to continue using a hazardous chemical despite nearby residents’ concerns about the potential for an accidental release. The residents, who had been evacuated from their homes after […]
State denies Alcoa’s Special Order by Consent to discharge contaminants into Badin Lake
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has denied Alcoa’s Special Order by Consent to discharge contaminants, including cyanide and fluoride, into Badin Lake. “The Badin Business Park SOC, as drafted, will not move forward,” DEQ spokesperson Anna Gurney said in an emailed statement to the Stanly News & Press. “We are in active conversations […]
Does community water fluoridation affect IQ? No.
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The following article is pure propaganda generated by fluoridation promoters. Smile Spokane, the group spearheading the fluoridation of the city of Spokane, is affiliated with Better Health Together that published this article. Our response to their misinformation: • The New Zealand paper cited by Broadbent et al. As recognized by […]