I truly hoped that this issue had not only died but had been cremated so that it never had the chance to be resurrected. Why does this keep coming around? Those who propose fluoridation continuously speak about the dental health of the population and the underprivileged in particular. Good dental hygiene is paramount to good […]
The Ohio Department of Health is no longer able to provide supplies for administering Fluoride in the school setting. Students previously were able to participate in the SWISH program for weekly dental fluoride treatments during the school year. As a result, James A. Garfield students will not be receiving this service beginning with the current […]
Excerpts: … During an Aug. 6 status conference in the case Food & Water Watch, Inc., et al. v. EPA, Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California cited a series of benefits from his plan requiring the plaintiffs to file a new petition and EPA to consider it, […]
Aug 5, 2020 3:00PM – 4:00PM ET Is it a Closed Session event? Yes Responsible Staff Officers: Ellen Mantus Additional Project Staff: Benjamin Ulrich *Original online at https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/08-05-2020/review-of-the-revised-ntp-monograph-on-fluoride-exposure-and-neurodevelopmental-and-cognitive-health-effects-committee-meeting-1#sectionFACA
There has been a fresh call to fluoridate drinking water in remote NT communities. This week during Dental Health Week and in the lead up to the Northern Territory election, the NT Branch of the Public Health Association Australia is calling for fluoridation to be implemented in all communities within the first year of the […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Fipronil structural formula (see adverse effects) SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) criticizing its flawed and inconsistent risk assessment of the insecticide fipronil. According to the EPA’s own research, fipronil exposure from pet pest control products is associated with a troubling […]
EPA is rejecting plaintiffs’ allegations that it is trying to apply its controversial proposal barring the use of scientific studies from its consideration if the underlying data are not publicly available to the pending litigation over the agency’s denial of a TSCA citizen’s petition seeking regulation of fluoride. In an Aug. 4 brief , Justice […]
Plaintiffs suing EPA over its denial of their TSCA petition seeking to ban drinking water fluoridation are charging that the agency is trying to apply its controversial proposed rule barring the use of scientific studies from its consideration if the underlying data are not publicly available. “[On]e of EPA’s threshold conditions for considering a new […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network, The author states, “Years of solid, rigorous scientific studies have shown that at the proper concentration, following manufacturers’ directions, there are no deleterious side effects to the proper use of fluoridated water and adjunctive products as aids to preventive dental care.” How is it possible that she is not familiar […]
* Read full study in pdf format Abstract Context: The 2007 Oregon Smile Survey of first, second, and third graders found that, since the first (2002) Smile Survey, all major measures of Oregon children’s oral health had worsened. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 2 interventions proven effective in preventing dental caries (cavities) […]
