NHS England is signalling strongly for community water fluoridation. It believes this is the optimum intervention to improve the oral health of children. And also to tackle health inequalities among disadvantaged communities. The new impetus is also receiving full support from the Community Water Fluoridation (CWF) network. It is pressing for targeted water fluoridation in […]
A coalition of health advocates in York County is calling on Shiloh Water Authority to back down from its push to remove fluoride from its drinking water system, which serves roughly half of West Manchester Township’s residents. Healthy York County Coalition’s lobbying efforts comes ahead of a Feb. 24 public comment meeting. Later that week, the authority’s […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network, The unfortunate statements on fluoride from a dentist quoted in the article below, “It does not cause brain cancer. It does not cause bone cancer,” Clemens said. “It doesn’t cause lower I.Q.” are not correct. There are over 60 published studies that report an association of fluoride exposure with lowered […]
Lawmakers heard hours of testimony Wednesday on a proposal to add fluoride to Hawaii water systems to help prevent tooth decay, but the proposal quickly died when members of the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the idea. Water fluoridation has a long and controversial history in Hawaii, in large part because the state has very high […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network, Lake Delton is in Sauk County and has a population of approximately 3,000 (reference). The Lake Delton village board officially voted to suspend fluoridation of the village’s drinking water at its meeting Monday, preempting an April circuit court suit that could end the practice nationwide. Brenda Staudenmaier, one of the […]
HF is believed to have been a major contributor to the June 2019 refinery fires. Mayor Jim Kenney recently announced that he is planning on proposing legislation to prohibit the future use of hydrogen fluoride (HF) at refineries. A release reports that the legislation will be introduced on Thursday by Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. The plan […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to Healthy People 2020, America’s poorest children suffer high tooth decay rates, double that of non-poor children. Seventy-five years of water fluoridation failed to narrow oral health disparities between haves and have nots. Cavities are linked to poverty, malnutrition and inability to get dental care; not to fluoride […]
South Korean Trade Minister Sung Yun-mo, second from left, is part of an official delegation that visited South Korean chemical maker Soulbrain. The company was reported Jan. 2 to have succeeded in producing super high-purity hydrogen fluoride. (Provided by South Korea’s trade ministry) SEOUL–Tokyo’s decision to tighten exports of sensitive materials used to produce semiconductors […]
Dental Health Contest: The Pennsylvania Dental Association invites third-graders to show their creativity in celebration of National Children’s Dental Health Month with posters. The theme is “Fluoride in Water Prevents Cavities!” This year marks the 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation. Three statewide winners will be selected. The first-place winner will be awarded $500. Also, […]
Highlights Several HF impacts have been recorded and associated to the PG deposit. Impacts are more numerous in winter but more concentrated in the warm season. PG deposit is susceptible to emit HF through its solid and liquid phases. The emission factors of the brines, settled in 2.7 kg/ha day, is the most important. Abstract […]
