HANSEN — Beginning Tuesday, Hansen elementary first- and second-graders and middle school seventh- and eighth-graders are scheduled to receive free dental sealants and fluoride varnish to help prevent cavities, as part of Delta Dental of Idaho’s Grins-on-the-Go program. Dental sealants fill the deep grooves of the back teeth where 90 percent of cavities occur. Fluoride […]
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Hiawassee updates community on loans, city advancements
Excerpts: HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Hiawassee City Council convened for March’s work session on Monday to discuss numerous topics. Hiawassee Mayor Liz Ordiales opened with a monthly report, including an update on city loan repayments. Mayor Ordiales reported that maintenance on the million gallon water tank was completed, as well as the “green tank” that serves […]
NYU Dentistry students to bring free clinic to Machias
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Machias is a fluoridated community in Washington County in Maine. The majority of the population on municipal water in Washington County are fluoridated – see more info below ______________________________________________________________________ MACHIAS, Maine (WABI) New York University students are returning to Machias to offer free dental care for one week in […]
House Republicans work to ban fluoride in public water
CONCORD — A group of Republican state representatives are hopeful this could be the year the Legislature bans the addition of fluoride in municipal water supplies. On March 12, the House Resources, Recreation and Development Committee voted 16-3 to recommend passage of House Bill 192, sponsored by Republican Reps. Richard Marple of Hooksett and Raymond […]
Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority fighting state fluoride law
VALLEY SPRINGS, Ark. — The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority believes adding fluoride to the system would be harmful to the environment, and believes it’s also harmful to people. But in a state law it says fluoride prevents tooth decay and improves oral health. An Arkansas law passed in 2011 says water systems in […]
Water authority votes to appeal fluoride ruling
VALLEY SPRINGS — The Ozark Mountain Regional Public Water Authority board met Thursday night at Valley Springs City Hall and voted to appeal a recent court decision that it must fluoridate water. But that move was designed to buy some time so water customers might be able to protest the law requiring fluoridation while the […]
Health officials report only 1 person with elevated lead in Sandy after fluoride contamination event
SANDY — Salt Lake County Health officials say two weeks of testing involving more than 700 residents showed only one individual with elevated levels of lead in a blood sample in the aftermath of a fluoride contamination event in early February. The free testing was offered from Feb. 23-March 8 to affected residents in a […]
Academy of General Dentistry: Help Support Fluoridation in New Hampshire!
New Hampshire AGD members, We urgently need your help to defeat HB 192. The bill seeks to ban community water fluoridation throughout New Hampshire, and was approved by a House committee recently, and may be headed for a floor vote very soon. Please follow the link below to easily send a pre-written letter to your […]
House lawmakers weigh proposed statewide ban on fluoride in public drinking water
CONCORD, N.H. — House lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit the state from putting fluoride in water, which is done to prevent dental cavities. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Dick Marple, R-Merrimack, said this is about freedom of choice, while others believe it’s necessary for dental health. The bill proposes putting a mandated statewide […]
Meadville: Water authority tests fluoride equipment; launch could be next month
VERNON TOWNSHIP — Officials at Meadville Area Water Authority on Tuesday tested the system that will soon fluoridate the water supplied to the authority’s customers. Construction of the equipment is complete, according to MAWA consulting engineer Tom Thompson, but fluoridation will not begin for another month or two. “It is just testing of the equipment,” Thompson said of the […]