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A report released by the Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) reveals that applying fluoride varnish and sealants in high poverty, Pierce County public schools is not as effective as anticipated in preventing tooth decay. The study conducted in Bethel School District and Clover Park School District followed students who qualified for the school-based Oral Health […]

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — The state Supreme Court justice asked the attorney pointedly why he didn’t want Port Angeles voters to have a say about fluoridation of their water. “Why don’t we let the people decide first?” Justice James Johnson asked the city’s legal counsel Steve DiJulio. The nine justices were convened on three real-life […]

The State Oral Health Coalition has developed Washington’s first Oral Health Improvement Plan. Input was collected from community groups, the public, health professionals, educational institutions, businesses, and government agencies. The plan provides guidance to the private and public sectors about areas that need urgent attention — oral disease prevention, oral health promotion, access to care, […]

TOP Food stores is providing free prenatal vitamins and fluoride supplements to anyone who has prescriptions for them. No insurance plan is required. The prenatal vitamins usually cost $8-$19 per month. The fluoride supplements, recommended for children living in households without a fluoridated water supply, retail for approximately $6 per month… Free fluoride supplements are […]

Othello City Council continues to consider their options to rehabilitate well 6. The well is the largest producing water source in the city pumping more than 3,000 gallons of water per minute. There is also a fluoride contamination coming from various sources in the well. While the sources were identified, the city must prevent the […]

The issue of fluoride in Pasco’s water may finally reach the public’s door. The Pasco City Council on Monday considered including a question about the controversial topic on the community survey it conducts every two years. Councilman Al Yenney suggested adding water fluoridation to the survey after noticing it wasn’t on the list of possible […]

Opponents of Pasco’s longtime use of fluoride in the city’s water supply accused council members Monday night of drugging its residents without their consent. “This is an illegal drug that we’re pushing on everybody,” said Bill Osmunson, a dentist with offices in Bellevue and Lake Oswego, Ore. “The biggest pushers of illegal drugs in counties […]

PASCO — A grassroots group plans to attend the Pasco City Council meeting Monday to protest fluoride being added to the city’s water even though the council hasn’t scheduled time to hear them. Pasco has fluoridated its water supply for more than seven years to promote dental health, but some people believe fluoride can cause […]

PORT ANGELES — The state Supreme Court will decide if Port Angeles residents can vote to remove fluoride from their drinking water supply. The Supreme Court announced on April 30 that it will review two lower court decisions that threw out two initiatives presented to the Port Angeles City Council in September 2006. The city […]